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BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. fEDFORD. OREO OX. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2S, 1937. PAGE FIVE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO CONSTRUCT NEW depot mm Work to Start Within Next Two Weeks Is Word to . Chamber of Commerce Plan One-Story Building ASHLAND. July 38. (Spl.) Con struction will be urtsd within the next two weeks on a new Southern Pacific railroad passenger station, ac cording to J. A. Ormandy, general passenger agent of the Southern Pa cific compsny, who accompanied A. S. Rosenbaum In a visit to Ashland Tuesday. Mr. Ormandy received a telegram Monday night while at Crater Lake Informing him that the company had decided to make this Improvement. Plans for this structure have been In the company's flies for five years, ac cording to Mr. Ormandy, but con struction was delayed because of other major Improvement expendi tures by the company. The present station bunoing. which Is a relic of busier former days In railroading bere, will be completely torn down, to be replaced by an at tractive one-story building that will be devoted entirely to passenger and baggage service, according to Mr. Ormandy. The new building will be on approximately the same alte as the present structure, Mr. Ormandy stated, and will contain the best possible facilities for handling the Increasing pstronage from this area, which the company anticipates will materially Increase In the future. A modern ticket office, baggage room, rest rooms and other facilltlea for the expeditious handling of pas senger service will be lnoluded In the structure, blueprint of which Is ex pected to be received within the next week. Plenty of parking space will be available and the station grounds will be greatly beautified. The pres ent freight station, which has been recently Improved and repaired, will be retained and continue to handle the freight business of the company Recently the local chamber of commerce corresponded with the Southern Pacific company, request ing that they replace the antiquated present structure with a more mod ern building and Mr. Ormandy said that It had been a pleasure to Inform Attorney Frank Van Dyke, president of the chamber of 'commerce, that this was to be done Immediately. BARTLEffYlELD CUT BY BLIGHT Interest in the approaching fruit season la running high, but Informa tion regarding the pears was sparse today, except (or two or three scat tered Items gleaned from various of ficials. Assistant County Agent Cordy an nounced that the only new develop ment In his department concerning pears was that an estimate of blight damage was now possible and that the valley's B&rtlett crop has been reduced twenty per cent by this scourge. However, the blight which waa caused by & heavy second bloom, la now almost completely under con trol. This year's blight, the worst in re cent years, is of such a type that not even the "blight proof pear produced by Dr. Relmer of the Southern Ore gon Experiment Station, would be Immune from Its ravages. On the commercial side of the pear Industry P. Kramer Deuel of the traf ftc association predicted that there would be little labor trouble In the valley this year. Mr. Deuel also said that the traffice association's at tempts to exempt packing house em ployes from the minimum wage terms set by congress had thus far met with no success. 4 Bar Communist Vote. ALBANY, N. Y., July 28. P) New York's court of appeals today barred the Communist party from the of ficial state ballot as a recognized po litical organization. IS3 W enjoyable! Enjoyable from the start, you don't have to "culti vatea taste" for SCHENLETS "Extra". That's why the trend's to SCHENLEY. Coprrft-lM 19S. Scbenler Diuribaori. lac New York. N. T. OLD SCHEVLEY BRAND tXTRA QI ALITY BLENDFD THISKIV: T miihi whiikiM ia Uua product are ),etr,ia4 4 month, or mort old- 1 Mmeht whutMa, ;u atwal teuutituliti W.Bruiie vmtt ft T"1 naM State Bankers President Strictly Oregon Product (By The Associated Press.) The word "Oregon" is written through - the business career of Clyde Williamson. . Albany, new president of the Oregon State Bankers' Associ ation. He is a native of this sUte. received his elementary education in Its pub lic schools and then took a degree at Oregon State College in 1B08. He has been associated with the First National Bank of Albany for more than eight years and served as cashier and director of the Albany State bank and the Bank of Albany for 18 years. Williamson Is not a newcomer to the official affairs of the bank or ganization. Ha was chairman of the agricultural committee from 1934 to 1836 and served as vice president through the 1938-37 term. Governor Charles Martin appointed him to the executive committee of the Willamette valley project last yesr. Williamson devoted considerable time to civic affairs in Albany and Lynn county and went to the state senate in 1933. He was Oregon's dele gate to the west bus and truck con ference at Salt Lake In 1934 and was a member of the senate interim com mittee on appointments to the state board of higher education from 1933 to 1935. . . ITU HEAD UUDS SALEM, July 38, (AP) Praise of the Oregon liquor commission's new regulations governing liquor advertls-! lng came today .from Mrs. Esther A. j F. May, Pendleton, state W. C. T. U.! director, In a letter to Arthur K. Mc Mahan, chairman of the commission. McMahan forwarded the letter to Governor Martin asserting It is "typi cal" of letters he has received. "We wish to commena you for starting a, blacklist; for finding fur ther cause for liquor suspensions; for placing more restrictions upon applicant for beer and wine licenses; restricting radio liquor ads; for stern rules on liquor advertising In ' news papers and eliminating women's pic tures in ads," Mrs. May wrote. She charges that 75 per cent of all Crimea are caused by liquor, and commended the state parent-teachers association for urging enforcement of liquor laws. E The billowing big top of Russell Bros, circus pitched here yesterday brought to Medford residents the never-falling excitement of circus en tertainments. . Outstanding among the stars was Buddy, the highly -educated sea-Uon, who not only received vociferous ap plause but consistently led the cheer ing himself with much barking and flapping of fins as he successfully completed each maneuver. Numerous and varied aerial and trapeze performances, climaxed by the presentation of Bob Fisher and his Five Fearless Flyers, provided enough gasps to satisfy the most Jaded thrill seeker. All traditional trappings of the glit tering circus were Included, from tow ering elephants to trained poodles with a number of extra . flourishes thrown in. Dancing horses enlivened the arena as part of the colorful show. Adding a sentimental touch were two tiny lion cubs whose freckled heads peering between bars of their mother's cage attracted a large crowd. Represents Farmers SALEM, July 28. (JP) Governor Martin designated today George W. Potts, Jefferson flax grower and pres ident of the Farmers' Union, as the state's representative to the seven state department of agriculture . re gional conference at Salt Lake City August 3. 4 Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p. m. Use Mail Tribune want ads. AVAILMLI IN ORIGOtt PINT 9Qc ate QUART '1.75 iKa Schenley FaHMUEl Ti TOM TIITf tlfiatia Willi "t iili... AiHin, J ii C. E WILLIAMSON TO DRAW PLANS STATE BUILDINGS PORTLAND. July 28. () White -house and Church, Portland archi tects, held the assignment to design proposed additions to the state capl tol buildings today. The Portland firm waa designated over four other Portland firms by the c a p 1 1 o 1. construction commission, which 'voted to retain the designers of the main capltol building to as sure uniformity. The firm must complete' plans by November 1 for a single NEA building at a cost of from $800,000 to $700,000, to house the state library and addi tional office space, which, will be re dlverted to library uses when addi tional buildings are erected. The commission authorised a fee of 8 per cent of the total cost, less about $900 already paid the 'firm for plana already submitted. The Portland firm was picked after Trowbridge and Livingstone and Fran cis Kelly of New York, declined the assignment. The award provided that the New York architects serve as con sultants. The alte for the new building was not definitely selected. T. Harry Ban field of Portland was authorized to purchase the Kay property and other sections of a block adjoining the new state house. Ralph Moody, assistant attorney general and commission counsel, as sured the group that prospects of ob taining a PWA grant covering 45 per cent of the construction costs were still favorable. , Deny Judge Long Has Capital Call WASHINGTON, July 28. (jP) Of ficials of the department of Justice denied reports current here that Don ald E. Long, Judge of the Multnomah county, Oregon, court of domestic re lations, had been summoned to Wash ington regarding his possible appoint ment as federal Judge in Oregon. 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IN, IKUiTUCKY ST ft A 10 MT BOURBON WHISKtY I Mad Elizabethan Styles Faithfully Resurrected For Shakespeare Fiesta (By Frances E. Hardy.) "Oh. Mercy God) What masqulng stuff 1 here? What's thlsf A sleeve? Tis like a deml-cannon. What! Up and down, carv'd like an apple-tart? Here's snip and nip and cut and sltsh and slash . . ." says Petruchlo in The Taming of the Shrew, upon being shown Kate's new dress. Well, men have been saying Just that sort of thing for centuries concerning the clothing of women, but at no time In history have their words been more Justified, Judging by the gowns of the time; or more unjustified, Judging by their own ap parel, than In the Elizabethan period. For during that most lavish perl"d styles for both men and women ran riot. Experimentation waa encour aged, and, of course, many of these experiments wore unsuccessful from the point of view of beauty, but the grotesque became Just as fashionable aa the graceful, so there la an odd combination of the sublime and the ridiculous in the costumes of the neriod. 93 Authentic Costumes. Under the direction of Art Di rector Lots M. Bowmer, the Eliza bethan wardrobe used for the annual Oregon Shakespearean Festivals now numbers 93 costumes, authentic to the period. Mrs. Bowmer is assisted In making them by the theater work shop class at ' the Normal school. Whta they are trying to do with coe tumlng Is to suggest the Elizabethan pageantry and pomp of the clothing and Jewelry, using aa much variety of costume detail as possible and still conforming to the play In which they are worn. When you attend the plays this year, between the dates of August 2 and 7. you will no doubt notice many of the fashions explain ed In this article. Perhaps the strangest character- iatlo of the dress of the period was international! ty. Early In Elizabeth's reign Insularity In costume was lost to such an extent that there were mixed nationalities In the various parts of one costume. Shakespeare makes allusion to this in Portia's speech In The Merchant of Venice: "How oddly he la suited 1 I think be bought bis doublet In Italy, his round hose in France, hta bonnet in Germany and his behavior every where. Exaggeration Keynote. The keynote of fashion seems to have been exaggeration In line. Ruffs were popular in this period, ranging from the very small to those that stood out 18 Inches from the neck and were supported on wire frames called ptckadlla. These ruffs, how ever, were worn mostly by men of the court who led comfortably Inactive lives. The men who rode to the hounds and made duelling a pastime wore collars which turned back., , At this time starch was introduced Into England by a lady from the continent. But the practice was held in 111 repute and it was called the "Devil's mixture.' Nevertheless, v- eager were they to keep the Import- j ed . cambric ruffs fine and stiff and i their own heavily embroidered bod ices welt stiffened, that great court ladles paid as much as four or five pounds for the seoret of starching. Exaggeration of line by use of puff ings and farthingales wss a necessity in the time of Elizabeth. Farthingale Trouble. At one time the farthingales In the skirts of some court ladles were so large that a group of these ladles became stuck In a door and so were late to certain court festivities. After this, by order of the court, farthin gales were cut down to a less awk ward size. There were many types of theso contrivances designed to accentuate the size of the hips. There was the side type, like two round baskets upside down and tied one at each aide. There waa the bolster type, a sausage-like padding which tied low about the waist. , The cart-whdl type, a peplum-ltke metal contrivance which fastened around the waist, and over the edge of which the skirt fell like a lampshade, And then the Spanish farthingale which consisted of a hoop at the bottom of the skirt. AU these were designed to distort the figure In some way. and It was the practice to try varying these styles Just enough to get a distortion Just mue aurerent from that of any other lady. Men Followed Styles. Puffing which occurred In women's clothes as well as the men's weie stuffed with rags and bran. The men's trunks, round hose and sleeves were puffed to exaggerate round front line, called a peoscod doublet, which was designed to make their stomachs appear huge, it la an historic fact that at one time tvats In parliament had to bo enlarged to accommodate the puffs. Another strange distortion of shape sought by the women, was the flat line in front from the neck-line to well below the waist. This effect wna created by the use of an Instrument of fashionable torture called the stomacher a heavy steel frame which flattened out the bust and atoms'-li and ended In a low point. These were covered with lovely materials and were fashionable in the extreme. At one time four velvet stomachers, trimmed In bands of gold, were pre sented as a gift to Queen Elizabeth. Epaulets Favored. ' Aa If these things were not enough, both men and women wore huge ep aulets: the queen approved heartllj of the high -backed lace collars brought to England from the con tinent, for ladiea of the court; wom en'a sleeves were puffed out like "demt -cannons," and some of theee were worn with an extra sleeve of lovely material, which fell clear to the floor and was purely for decora tive purposes. It became fashionable for unmarried women to wear a low- cut bodice and the married women a high neckline. The "sllsh and slash" that Petru SCHENLEVS ylil piNT 2 1.10 M ' "EDDING nd you ebon HP . .rlh wbUke., ail jAff lat baa had ao peer Jlff vET u Mark ,h MtH Golden Wedding BOURBON BLENDED STRAIGHT WHISKIES STRAIGHT B OURHON! WHISKEY iuknitm-tm chlo speaks of above are explained by twq theories which may be legendary or may be true. The first of these is that the men took great pride In sword fighting, and during the course of several duels would get many slashes In the rich materials of their costumes. Proud of these evidences of their gallantry and bravery, they preserved these slashes in the cos tume which eventually became well cut up. In order that they might show, silk of contrasting color wa worn underneath and was puffed out through the slashings. Eventually this effect became a fed and clothing was designed with these curious cuts. The other theory Is that the upper classes were so lavish in their cos tuming, and spent such sums of mon ey on clothing that the courtiers and court ladles were severely criticised by the lower classes, and in order to mollify the latter they cut c lashings into their garments. Capes for Gentlemen Capea of various fullnesses, mostly knee length wore worn by the gentle men of the period, some with false sleeves for ornamentation. Silk stockings were introduced into England In 1561 when Elizabeth was presented with a pair of black silk knitted ones. She never afterward wore cotton or cloth hose. And In 1599 the first knitting machine was per fected so that knit hose became more practical. Men's hate were of the wildest de signs. There were hats pointed and conical, flat beret types, tall stove pipe effects, hats with accordion crowns, all lavishly feathered The hat band was very significant at this time. If a high official of the court wore a gold hat band, immediately others of less station wore a gold hat band too. The ladles' hats caused lota of talk for they were amusing and purely decorative little things that sat high on the huge hair-dresses worn by the ladiea of the time. Hair Dress Important Elaborate hair dress and the use of false hair, and colored wigs (an burn being the favorite) character ized the women of the period. Jewelry waa an important item of dress, with pearls the favorite adorn ment. Pearls were worn In the hair, on the gowns, in earrings, and they ranged from the tiniest of pearls to the largest obtainable. The men wore a single pearl earring In one ear. . Dieted for Pallor Evidence that cosmetics were In use In that era Is found In the records of condemnation for the use of make up, especially Hp paint that came off. The ladles were so Intent on a beau teous pallor that they would eat things that would upset their diges tive systems and so create pallor, the BRAND mm yellowish tones being the most pop ular. A man who could not grow a beard, during the Elizabethan period, was a tragic character indeed. For beards were a necessity. There were spade ; beards, pointed beards, thick beards, and thin beards, together with a small, well-trimmed mustache. Early in the period the beards were worn up to the sideburns, but later were shaved down so thst only chin whis kers and mustache remained. Cotton Choice Material At the time cotton was considered a very choice material. It is Interesting to note that calico, imported from In dia, was very expensive end waa used for trimming detail in sleeves. Because cottons dye more beauti fully and appear lovelier under tights, they are used by Mrs. Bowmer and her staff In creating the costumes. They are dyed and painted to repre sent the rich old materials, and have the advantage of being more durable. It Is also true that a better synchron ization of color is possible by use of cotton materials, which are dyed Just before they are made up. , (This Information was obtained from an Interview with Lois M. Bow mer, art director of the Oregon Shake spearean Festival.) Co-op Dairies Hike Union Drivers Pay PORTLAND. July 28. P Agree ments between the Dairy and Ice Cream Drivers union and ten dairy co-operatives provide for higher wages and other concessions for 300 em ployes, W. M. Balsam, secretary of the Portland union local, said. The cooperatives, said to represent about 6,000 farmer producers, include the Central Oregon Cooperative creamery, Redmond: the Eugene Farmers' creamery, Eugene: the Mon mouth Cooperative creamery, Mon mouth; Wallowa County Creamery as sociation, Wallowa; Umatilla Cooper- YOU'LL SAVE MONEY AND TIME ... 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(JF) Governor Martin said today he would make no decision until next week as to wheth er he would provide police protection for American Federation of Labor workers who Intend to return to work next week at the Stlmaon Lumber Co. at Oaston, near Forest Grove. He said the F.FL workers, who charged Committee for Industrial Or ganization workers threatened ft "bloody affair" if the A.F.L. members return to work, have not yet receiv ed their union charter. The plant has been closed nine weeks. BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dressier of 331 Edwards street a girl weighing seven pounds and four ounces In Sacred Heart hospital this morning, Wednesday, July 28. Mother and baby were progressing splendidly this afternoon, hospital attendant said. ARMSTRONG FLATTENS BENNY BASS IN FOURTH PHILADELPHIA, July 28. (UP) Henry Armstrong, hard-punching Hoi lywood negro, put an end to the come back of Philadelphia's Benny Bass last night when be knocked out the for mer featherweight champion In the) fourth round of a scheduled 10-round bout at Baker bowl. Closing time for Too Late to Cl slfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. Use Mall Tribune want ads. "WMT NATIONAI IANX ' i WMT of mi ocufr ' inimiahci cooitiom rr HOTEL " Hi '8s
