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Newspaper Page TextifEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1036. 67 PER CENT OF PAGE EIGHT BIU Bates T. M. Craig Bill Young Ed Lamport Dr. Lemery D. O. Fish Elmer Wilson JI H. Miller 36 .. 32 21 .... 22 21 23 20 16 E ri were reported advancing oaab In stead ot making outright purchases, CHESTER F.LEWIS In the beginning of the CCC organ! PE cation the district once had 84 comps Growers have been offered 18 anl 19 but they were "building" camps and many of them had only a few men each, he explained. H BISCEGLIA BROS, if cents for toroa and 10 and 30 cents nrm top for hens the past few days. MO POLLS Official Count Completed Frank Perl Given Largest Vote Bank Proposal Given Worst Opposition The total vote cart In the general election last Tuesday was 14,322 out ot & registration of 20,780. or approxi mately 67 per cent of the vote, the official count completed today ahowi High vote cast for county offices was received by Frank Perl, unop posed for coroner, who received 11,038 votes. Next was County Superin tendent C. R. Bowman, who received 0,689 votes, also unopposed on a- non partisan ticket. Nicholas 8. Toung, constable, poll ed 6.900 In the Medford district. For uncontested Medford offices, City Treasurer Qua Samuela received ,70l votes. Recorder Mose Alford polled 3,069 votea. Mayor George W. Porter received 9,370 votea and Lealle. his opponent. 1,094 votes. The councllmanlc votea waa as fol lows: Fred Krlckson 661 M. N. Hogan 649 H. B. Deuel 1,093 W. W. Allen 886 George T. Frey 790 The facetious voter was not mucb In evidence. Two votea were cast for A. W. Plpea for mayor, and George Iveraon received vote for recorder, Owney Patton received three write-In votes for councilman. The Communist party candidate for president, w. E. Browder, received two votes In the county. Rogue River precinct, on a stock-t-large measure, voted no 43, yes 103. The official count for county offices la the general election Is as followa: Commissioner Billings (R.) 8.476 Jennings (D.) 3,631 Billings' majority 84)67 County Clerk Csrter (R.) 9,374 Psnkey (D.) ... 4.023 ' Carter's majority 6,361 Assessor Coleman (R.) . 8,716 Hansen (D.) 4,366 ' Coleman's majority . . 4.460 County Treasurer ' Walker (R.) 6.043 Bweenoy (D.) .- 7.081 Sweeney's majority . 3,919 District Attorney Codding (D.) 8.901 Newman (R.) 7,164 Newman's majority 1,263 - Kepresentatlvcs Stephenson (D.) ... 6,636 McAllister (R.) 8,419 Taylor (R.) 8,847 Stevens (D.) 6.167 Pomeroy (Ind.) 1,234 Stephenson and McAllister, as high men, were eleoted. The state bank proposal was de fasted by a majority ot 6,668 votea In this county and received the heaviest downpour of votea, according to the official count. The tax limitation, hydro board, ad truth, and power Milt wede also inundated by noes. All measures were defeated by large majorities. The offlclsl count on measures Is: Old Age Assistance Tea :. 8.808 No 8.121 Majority sgslnst 4.228 Advertising Truth Tes 2,170 No 8.737 Majority against Tax Limitation Tas No Majority aitalnst Military Training Tea , 6,139 . 3,170 , 8.460 8,413 8.43 Majority aitalnst -. Tangible Property Ta Tes No Majority against . I'ower nm 3.673 8.661 Tes No 8.727 . 8.016 Majority aitalnst Temp. Il.wlro Itnard Tes - 2.T39 8.178 Majority against Half Hank lllll Yes No 8,439 3.364 9.022 T. E. Daniels was high gun In the (.rallies shooting at tha Mrrifnrd Gun club Sunday, bresrltu; 48 birds out of a possible 60. Next Sunday tha first fall turkey shoot will be held, with many prices going to lucky guns, on a handicap basis. The pub lie Is Invited to attend, Individual scores: Total T. E. Daniels Hnrry Klden 96 48 24 47 21 Dr. Lageson Clarence Bads . 30 . 19 T E (Continued from Page One.) tustlcea affreed tn njui am Mnatlt.it. tlcnalltv of the WSfftmr lshnr rljL- Hons act brought In three new cases. It already had agreed to paaa on the law in two previous eases. The court rfiiMv1 hih nn ii.im. tlon challenging the constitutionality oi mo processing tax of three cents a DOUnd lmnosed hv the ion mmhi,. act on coconut oil Imported from the fnuippine islands. Before turnlns to the nuhiin utnit.v holding compsny case, the court af- Mimexi a lower court ruling imposing a 6236.083 Judgment anatrufc Wlllt,m Fox, movie producer, and directing nis imprisonment until he psid that emount. Hughes' announcement that. tlce stone took no part In today's decisions lnunedisteiv lerf trt nM.nin. tlon that he might not be able to participate in the New Deal cases which will come before the high trl bunsl this fall and winter. Stone, who has been suffering from dysentery, hss been one of the court's strongest chsmplons of previous Roosovelt administration laws com ing up for review as to their consti tutionality. OF BY ABSENCE OF RAIN (Continued from Pago One) gin fall plantings of wheat, barlev and oats until rain makes the ground suitable for plowing. "Some plowing has been done," Fowler aold, "but It Is not very successful In dry soil." Me added that unless fall planting oan bo started soon, crops atand In danger of being froxen, aa they will not be far enough along In growth to withstand heavy freezes. The longer tne delay, the less yield may be ex pected next spring, Fowler said. A slight decrease In yield Is expected even now. However, tho county agent held out hope that the usual good farming weather In late November and December will offset serious ef fects. No Indication of rain Is seen as present, weather officials stated, the forecast being for .Ineleaslng cloudi ness snd slightly higher tomporatures tonight and tomorrow. Approximately loo former students snd alumni of the Southern Oregon Normal school at Ashland gathered this week end for the tenth annual Homecoming celebration. Principal result of the alumni meet ing Saturday morning was the for mation of a deflnlu working pro gram of co-operation between tht school and the alumni association. The move Is expected to assure the oo-operatlon ot the association Us many school projects and will add to the schools con ten with prospective students throughout the state, ac centing to Dr. Waller Itedtord, presi dent of the normal. Laura Tork of Medford la among members of the executive committer working out plena for the program, in her cspaclty aa third vice-president of the association. The week-end program Included a noise parade Friday evening; busi ness meeting Saturday morning, football game Saturday afternoon, which aaw the SONS bow to tha Monmouth Wolves: and a banquet and dance Saturday evening. Ohn.lly Find MAOSHFlKLD. Ore.. Nor. 9. (API A human hand and arm. discovered on Betendorf Beach by Mre. N. A. Ward, may be those of a woman, said Acting Coroner Deal Crowe!!, COATS you would want to wear elOfl.v S30.19. ETHRl.WYN B. HOFFMANN Are You Only A Three-Quarter Wife "THE II B tra rtrtlin Ihtnr n ' woman fa as to put ttp with ml b frtol .or!. Men, tWtuM thoy r ninn, cm ntr unitomttitid a thr-ju-rtt' rvtiVS tfn trhu in ir intl )tln1ii thr wki In ft month and htll i-nt th' r-t of lh tlmo. No matter how your bark arn no iitatiftr how low illy yout narvoa Pi-tr-Ain lonl Uht H out your tniilnnd. ir thri vntr-ilon on4 wo rn m ha told ani(hr how to m "amlllnr Ihroi.Kti" Hb l.ydta K fMnk ham' VcKMtahltt Compound, tt hH N-tur lona up th ava il m, thua lnninr tha Jlwofu Uria from tlia futKllonal dlaordora' "htfh trontan tituM endur In the ihraa ordeala of life; 1. Turning from (irlhood to womanhood, a. t'rfjiarinf f-f Tnotliarhootl, . Ap li oucl-tiiit "niltlillti a." MhU K. I'LSKltAM i, VKMKum.K COM1MLNU and Qo "Amllin, Ttit.usti." Dr. Durno bt u- Ul AT ELKS Medford CCO dJstrlct's Mini -annual two-day welfare and educational con ference opened here today with off! cera, educational advisers and technl cal agency officials taking part. Plana will be made for the coming period's program and district prob lems will be discussed at a series of meetings during the conclave. Com pany commanders and educational advisers were holding separate slons this afternoon, with other offi cers and technical agency officials Joining them for a general conference tomorrow. The conference Is being held at the Elks' temple, with a big educational exhibit In the gymnasium. A meeting of company commanders was being held this afternoon with MaJ. George R. Owens, district com mander, presiding. Company admin istrative problems were being dis cussed. At tne same time, the edu cational advisers met In a session de voted to their program, with Eugene C. Golden, district adviser, presiding, A general session for all officers. advisers and technical agency person nel wtll be held tomorrow with MaJ. Owens presiding. The program will start at 8:1ft In the morning and con tinue until noon, and will start again at 1:30 p. m.. and continue until 5 o'clock. A dinner and dance will be held tomorrow evening at the Med ford hotel to close the conference, Dr. D. E, Wledman, former Medford district adviser and present civil edu cational adviser for the ninth corps area, Is present for the conference and waa to speak at both the ad visers' session this afternoon and at tho general conference tomorrow afternoon. M, J. Bowen, special Inspector for Robert Pechner, ECW director, will b another spanker on tomorrow's pro gram as will Georgo E. Qrlfftth, chief of education snd Information, forest service, region six. SENDS BULLET J (Continued from Page One.) tlon of the fatal step he was about tc take. State police could find no note of .any kind either on the dead man's body or In the building. Mrs. Jesse B. Brownlee, who Uvea only a few feet from the scene of the oocl cient, told Investigating officers that she heard a loud report but thought It was a blowout on tho highway wife on visit The dead man la survived by his wife, who left yesterday to visit friends In Klamatb Palls. She was notified of the tragedy by telephone nd a car was sent to return her bore. Also surviving Is the dead tran's mother, Mrs. Harvey 8. Weaver, 1024 West Eleventh street, Medford. and his father who Uvea In Montana, Last month Culver waa summoned to Montana to be with hut father, who had suffered a stroke. He re turned to his home here October as. Culver had lived In Medford for several years, and had owned the ser vice station for about 18 months. As a younger man he played In several of the largest orchestras In San Fran cisco and woa komu as an acrom- pl Is tied musician. Coroner Prank Perl said there would probably be no Inquest, The body Is held at the Perl Purcral Home awaiting word from Mrs. Cul ver. Puneral arrangements will be announced later. TO SELL AT HOI PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 9. (API- Low bids of eastern buyers and p ros in eta for a good home demand appar ently are lending Orrgon turkey pro ducers to side-step outside offers and concentrate on dlnposlng of their record crop In home markets the Journal said today. Only a small portion of the Oregon yield was expects to move east for tho Thank at; i ring trade :vm dl- REDUCED ROUNDTRIPi East via California NOT ONIY can you bur wiu rounJtrlp Eli! a lower rat thsn ar More, bul th prinlega of aolog or returning through California at no additional fare applies from mo weem Oregon and Vi sshingtoti points, prorldlng. la effect, t frt llcktl lroe Cs( farnU! Fismpleil CcM louriit SlmJjrd CHICAGO . . '57.35 68.80 86.00 NEW YORK. 89.75 101.20 136.50 C.c !,. t. toed In ce.ch.. r ehslr c.t. .no tur Isrss y.mphH. Ntw Oil..", .tc, Ititiio In c.h. w lion. lh... ?'"" C...H .nd ton.i l.r.. h... J Pnllm.n. (plo. b.rtM .nd h.v. I JO-dv nun limit. Southern Pacific W. E. lUTCMWKLL. Ajrt, Tel. 34 E INFANTRY OF AIR PARIS. Nov. . (AP) Prance, throwing all Its energy Into the Euro pean arms race, today created "the Infantry of the air", a new aviation unit of great offensive and defensive strength. The air ministry disclosed that France, like Russia, would be ible to drop whole companies of soldiers be hind enemy lines with parachutes in the event of war. The "Infantry of the air" an offi cial announcement said, would In clude companies of riflemen and squads of airplanes to transport them behind enemy lines. A system of nets strung through the air for trapping Invading air planes Is another measure envisaged for aerial defense of France against a possible enemy. The network would consist of about 30 cables, strung a few yards apart hurdle-like, and held aloft by captive balloons. Technicians admit that airplanes easily could avoid such a trap but believe the nets might cause enemy aviators to fly at higher altitudes where bombing aim would be less accurate. The plan la proposed primarily to Cefend industrial communities near the frontiers. G. M. SALES SET NEW TEN MONTHS RECORD NEW TORK, Nov. 0. (AP) Gen eral Mo tore Corp, tod ay reported soles to consumers In the United States for the first ten months as the rccond highest on record, but a ma terial drop In October totals. For the first ten months sales to consumers In the United States to taled M9 1,189, compared with 1,390, ei3 for the corresponding period In 1P28, the record. Sales of cars to consumers In the United States totaled 44 J 74 in Octo ber, compared with 69,201 In Sep tember, and 68,668 In October a year ago. Flaharty Realty j in New Location The Plaharty Realty company for merly located on North Fir street. moved to new offices today at 927 West Main street in the Southern Gss corporation building H. E. Wlrth, manager of the Great Northern Ufo Insurance company in Oregon for tho past ten years, has established his headquarters with Plaharty. For ten years previous to 1038 R. I. Plaharty was associated with the Timber Products company so that he li thoroughly acquainted with south ern Oregon proportles. For the past year he has been engaged In the real estate business In Medford. Ills com pany speclnllces In all types of pro perty transactions and fire Insurance. Governor Proclaims Cheese Week Dates SALEM, Ore., Nov. 9. AP)-aov-ernor Martin, In a preas statement, gave endorsement to National Cheese Week between November 8 and 14. "Oregon Is heavy producer of cheese of excellent quality." the gov ernor said, "snd a large proportion of It must go to outside markets. In those markets, the quality of our cheese Is well advertised and, there fore, well known; however, our per capita consumption Is much lower than It should be. tt would seem that this contemplated movement w entirely tn keeping with best Inter ests of the Industry. Nine Water RNueU SALEM, Nov. 9. AP Mining ac tivities In Josephine and Baker coun ties drew the heaviest permit lists for water during the pest wwk state Engineer Charles E. Strlckltn an nounced. JAMES K. HOEY Registered Mechnnicnl Engineer 26 So. Grape St. T Chester P. Lewis, Prospect resident for many years, died early this morn ing from a ruptured gall bladder In Green Bay, Wis., where he was vllsit lng relatives. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin D. Lewis, Sr.. who were with him when he died. A brother, Austin D. Lewis, Jr., and his wife were en route to Green Bay when they were notified of the death at The Dalles. With his father and brother, Ches ter Lewis operated the Lewis sawmill business In Prospect. He bad been suffering Intermittently for some time with an ailment diagnosed as gall bladder trouble. The parents were to leave Green Bay by train this afternoon, bringing the body here for funeral services. They are expected to arrive here Thursday night. Funeral services are to be arranged by the Perl chapel. Mr. Lewis left here a short tlmo ago with his parents for the cast, going first to South Bend, Ind., to take delivery of a new automobile. He stopped In Green Bay to visit rela tives and was stricken two days ago Notified of the Illness, his brother left here by train for Green Bay yes terday but friends here intercepts him this morning at The Dalles. He and his wife were to return Imme diately to Medford and are expected to arrive tomorrow morning. Chester Lewis had lived In this section for 15 or 16 years and was well known here. He was a member of Medford Masonic and Shrine or ganizations. He was about 33 years old. LOCAL CCC AREA Transfer of two CCC camps of the Vancouver Barracks district to tha Medford district was announced to day by MaJ. George R. Owena. com mander here. The addition repreaenta an exten sion of the Medford district to tho north, the two additional camps, Brlce Creek and Guenther, being in the Cottage Grove area. Major Owen explained. The camps will remain where they are but will be brought under Juris diction of the Medford district, hf said. Each camp has a full comple ment of about 160 men. Effective date of tho change has not bcon de termined, the district commander stated. The two additional units will give the Medford district 35 full working camps and headquarters detachment for the winter season, Major Owens related. This Is the largest number of full strength camps the Medford district has ever had, the commander said. j)oii6e -Melow Old Gold Presents the B937 Model Cigarette i S 1 -v U rH specifications HERE'S the cigarette you've been waiting for! The last word in fine tobacco enjoyment. The new 1937-Model Double Mellow Old Gold! Note ihe easy ignition, the in stant pick-up, the unparalleled smoothness! That's because of the choice prize crop tobaccos in Double-Mellow Old Golds! And they're always fresh, be II IN FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES OF INJURED (Continueo Rum Page One.) right legs mangled, were rushed to the community hospital here. Loss of blood and shock were so serious that operation was Impossible, until this morning, when the torn legs were amputated In a fight for life. Both were taken off Just below the knee. The attending physician said that the condition of both men was ex tremely serious because of the shock and loss of blood. They were given only a fighting chance for life. Brown, with bis family, came to Klamath Fails a short time ago from lown, to work. Yesterday, believing he had a Job for young Van Bhem In the same place where he was working In Klamath Palls, Brown borrowed the motorcycle from one of his sons and started for Medford to get Van Bhem, the two families being old friends. They had Just set out on the return Journey, Brown at the con trols, when the tragedy occurred. Brown la said to have a large fam ily In Klamath Falls. OF Fire of suspicious origin this fore noon destroyed the woodshed and threatened the Salvation Army build lng at East Fourth and Bartlett streets. Rear of the building facing the woodshed was seared. Damage was estimated at about $100. Tho loss was covered by insurance. Several persona reported having haerd a nexploslon Just prior to the plaze and this was being phecked this afternoon by fire department officials and Capt. Q. R. Durham. Salvation Army head. Captain Durham aald bla theory was that the wood shea was set on fire, He stated that be went through the woodshed Just five or six minutes before It burst into flames and ho observed no smoke at that time. Al though he was in the main building, be said he heard no explosion. There was nothing explosive or InfalmmabH In the ahed, he added. A few mlnutea before the fire Cap tain Durham noticed a young man walking furtively along tho alley to ward the woodshed, he related. He said he did not recognize the youth and did not see blm again. Captain Durham stated he would report bis theory to the police and ask that an lnvcstlgtlon be made. Tho shed contained about two cords of wood. The blaze waa quickly checked by the fire department, which answered a ward alarm. cause two jackets of the finest moisture-proof Cellophane keep O.Gs as full of flavor and enjoy ment as the day they left the assembly line at the factory. Best of all it costs noihing to trade in your old obsolete model cigarette for the new factory fresh 1937-ModeI Old Gold. Get a demonstration! Double Your Money Back if Old Gold doesn't thrill you. ASK THE MAN WHO SMOKES TAXI (Continued from lmge One.) lng of the taxi, its gasoline supply ex ha listed, and the apprehension of Enbysk at Long Creek 80 miles south of here. Dr. Donald Walr, member of the eastern Oregon state hospital staff who examined the boy. recommended be be put under observation. The boy's father. Ben Enbysk, is confined In the hospital. His mother and four other Enbysk children reside here. Gwln Is survived by his widow, a small son and bis parents. Bridal Veil Mill Swept By Blaze BRIDAL VEIL, Ore., Nov. 9. Flames, fanned by an east wind, swept through the (250,000 Bridal Veil Tim ber company mill early today and caused damage estimated by plant officials at (100,000. Roy Leedham, millwright who discovered the fire, received burns on bla hands and face In attempting to quell It. The 100 workers in nearby cabins aided, and two fire trucks came from Portland. Sturdy Factory Re-Built T7 TT mY TH fT Guaranteed 12 Months IKIALF IPEHCE YOU PAY FOR NEW TIRES - Silent, non-skid tread . . . these tires are COMPLETELY REBUILT and just like a brand new tire . . . 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