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Newspaper Page Text- ' rETrcmD tTrr; trtbttnt:. MTrDFOnrj, ottegos. tfestot. ttgtrt n. ifwr. TA"OE THREE SOCIETY and CLUBS By Janet Wray Smith Klwanle Club Picnic. The Klwanla Club really did them Mlvct very well laat night, when they had a large plcnlo In Uthla Park, in Aahland. Not only did they take their families and Wends, but they arranged to have the picnic coincide with the first night of the "Taming of the Shrew." After en Joying an Informal meal In the park, the younger members of the party went ewlmmlng In Twin Plunges, while a number attended the Shakes, pearean opening. Missionary Society. The adult Missionary Society ox the First Christian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church. Mra. S. B. Sater's group will de velop the subject. "Dp and Down the Land." Mrs. Ralph Cook's group will be In charge of the social hour. Friends and visitors are alwaya welcome. Home From California. Dr. and Mra. F. G. Bunch returned Saturday from a two weeks' vaca tion trip In California. They spent most of the time In San Francisco and Los Angeles. During their stay in Los Angelea they were gueste of E. A. Pendarvls. who is Paul Pen darvte' father. The Bunch and Pen aarvls families were childhood friends In Oklahoma. Return From Trip 'To Coast Mrs. B. H. Janney and her daugh ter have returned from a three weeks" vacation In Los Angeles. During the time they were gone. Mr. Janney and Douglas Janney spent some of their vacation on the coast. Bister Arrives From Los Angeles Miss Josephine Mann of Lo An geles arrived thla mornnlg for a visit with her brother, J. C. Mann, and his family. ' ' TAMING OF SHREW PLAY FESTIVAL By Roy Craft With "Taming of the Shrew" as the opening vehicle, the Oregon Shakespearean Festival opened last night before a crowd of over 700 in Ashland's outdoor theatre. On an original Elizabethan stage. Director Angus Bowmer and hie com pany of talented young artists pre sented one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies Just as the Bard of Avon wrote It, In the original man ner with a minimum of stage effects and propertlea and without a pause between scenes. The result was a pleasing produc tion, enlightening to the student of Shakespeare and good comedy to the vast majority of people In the au dience who came to be entertained. The evening was cool and the atar budded sky above beautiful Uthla park formed a perfect backdrop for the stage on which the brightly cos tumed players swept through the gay lines of the play with kaleidoscopic color and action. The play Itself was preceded by a short ceremony In which the Oregon Shakespearean Festival association, newly formed sponsoring organization, made Its public debut. Frank Van Dyke, Ashland attorney and president of the Ashland chamber ol commerce, acted as master of cere monies and Introduced Judge Earl B. Day; of Jackson county, president of the new association. Ole Arnspiger, president of the Jackson County Chamber of commerce. Charles Fur nas. Medford's acting mayor, and Mayor Thornton Wiley of Ashland were among those who spoke. Tele grams from Governor Charles H. Mar tin. Senators McNary and Stelwer and othera congratulating, the southern Oregon group were read. The ceremonies ended. Florenco Hu bert's ' Waltz Queens," played a short overture and the curtain rose on the festival's first production. From the opening line It became apparent that the performers were not to be awed by the classic llnea or frightened by the tact that they were playing Shakespeare before a critical audience They plunged Into their work as If they enjoyed It and carried the play along with a light-hearted swing that won Instant approval of the crowd. Roberta Nourse carried the difficult role of Katharine, the Shrew. As the hell-cat who la tamed by the lusty abuse of Petruchlo. played with en thusiasm by Bob Stedman. she turn ed In a neat and convincing perform ance. rmrn lverette was charming aa the demure Blanca, little sister of Katharlna who could not be marr.ee until her elder sister could be tamed and yoked In matrimony. William Cottrell. who assists Bow mer aa director, played with finesse the role of Baptists, the slightly sen ile father of the two -glrHI John Beisacher. as Oremlo. Bychard ai.iM .- nortenslo and Mortran Cook as Ttanlo carried their difficult rolea with ease. T srnnM satuhn Dlaved a convlnC' Ing Lucentlo. winner In the quest for Blanca's hand. Two comeay cnarac- Jim R.iiffhman as Orumlo and John Barker aa Btondello, were en tertaining In their clownlih rolea They have become regular fixtures with festival audlenre. Board Your Pets at the Humane Society Sheltet Somron Rates We Call and Deliver Mldira. Rn.4 'bone I.Mt Mrs. Patton Leaves For Home ' Mra. Edith W. Patton. formerly of Medford, left yesterday morning tor her home in Berkeley, Calif. Mra. Patton, with her daughtre Doris, and her sons, Billy and Kenny, have been ocupylng the Reese Braley house for the past month. Luncheon and Bridge . . for Friday. The local army set Is planning one of Its interesting social afternoons for Friday, when they will entertain at luncheon and bridge . at one o'clock at the Hotel Medford. Mra. H. J. Melllng and Mrs. Mary DriscoU will be hostesses this week. Guest Entertained Miss Sybil Kennedy of Gateway, Ore- Is the guest of the Misses Mann. The girls have been spending several daya at a cabin on the river and will return tonight, A party la being planned for the honor guest by a group of Ashland young poople for this evening. Bridge Party Postponed.'. There la a convention of fire In surance , executives, to 'start Thurs day of thla week, so the luncheon and bridge party that ' has been planned for Friday, by the army set, baa been postponed. A later date will be set. Brief Visit. Miss- Clara Ford of Berkeley, Cal., stopped for a few days in Medio' 1 on her way home from a visit in Michigan. Miss Ford haa been guest in the city several times dur ing the past 10 years, and plans her trips so that she can stop here when ever possible. Pythian Picnic. The Pythian club will hold a pic nic at Jackson Hot Springs Thurs day at 6 :30. All Fy thlans. and Knights of Pythias and families are invited. Coffee will be served by the Pvthian club. LeRoy Lindner played a Lord and Sheldon Walter was Christopher Sly, the drunken tinker. Francea Hardy was the hostess, Frank Smith a page, Norman Hamilton a huntsman and Harold Reedy was Curtis, a servant to Petruchlo. All fitted perfectly into their characters. Ruth Aston appeared aa a widow and Audrey Lofland and Kathleen Nourse were "curtain boys." Costumes and lighting effects were especially Impressive. Lois Bowmer, costume director, designed all cos tumes used In the show with an eye for their effect In the complete en semble and In many of the more elaborate scenes, the stage took on the appearance of a huge oil paint ing. Bradley Paige and Eddie Nugent. Hollywood players, were among those witnessing the production and they were especially Impressed with this feature. "This Is one of the finest Shakes pearean parformances I have ever seen." said Nugent. "From a profes sional atandpolnt, the play Impress ed me with Its tempo and balance, and I was carried along by the plot as acted out by this talented group of artists." , "The costuming Is marvelous." said Paige. I was pleased to learn that they were designed and made here at the Southern .Oregon Normal school. I had taken It for granted they were Imported from a professional cos tuming house. The grouping effects on the atage took full advantage of the novelty and . color, of the cos tumes and were heightened by skill ful lighting." Both actors complimented the per formers on their Individual charac terlzatlona. others in the audience were equally impressed. Tonight's offering will be "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare's Immortal tragedy. In the leading rolea will te T. Arnold Baughn, Cornish student, as Romeo, and Kitty Ingle of Ashland as Juliet. The curteln will rise at 8 30 o'clock and the performance will require about two hours. Backed by the newly formed asso ciation, the festival thla year haa al ready gone well over last year'a box office receipts, assuring the financial success of the shows. Reserved seat tickets at $1 and general admission tickets at SO cents are still on sale at the chamber of commerce In Ash land and at the chamber of com merce and Prultt'a Mustc-Radlo Cen ter In Medford. Both reserved seat and general ad mission tlcketa may be procured at any time and used for any of the per formances. Lumberman Hies. PORTLAND. Aug. 3. API Anaon S? Brooks. 84, chairman of the board for the Brooks-Scsnlon Lumber Com pany, Inc., at Bend, died last night at his home In Minneapolis, Philip R. Brooks, his nephew, said today Use MaU Tribune want ads. IJuijvUll Tf ACHf BL WHY OIO YOU Mr IN COOKIN ciaas that 1ST FOOD tni nasHtsr MATOMHAlsIf 9,. A A sT -.! aiiti. Its TMI ONIV MAYOMNAIM m m M m MUD III BEST FOODS REAL MAYONNAISE SIX IN HOSPITALS AFTER DERAILING OF S. P. Soft Pumice Prevents More Serious Wreck On Main Line Near Yamsay Broken Rail Is Blamed PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3 fP) Six persons lay In Oregon hospitals to day while remaining members of an American Express tour continued their Journey through the northwest a Journey Interrupted yesterday when six cars of their special train left the rails of the Southern Pacific main line near Yamsay, In southern Oregon.' Mrs. Henry McCullough, Allentown. Pa., who waa Injured In a fall In a San Francisco hotel the day before waa one of the five taken to the hos pital at Eugene. Othera were: Slgourney Anderson, negro, Los An geles, dining car waiter, possible frac ture of left hip. Thomas Ash. Los Angeles, negro, ,-hef, scalded by boiling water. Henry McZUl, Los Angeles, cook, bruised side and back. Elmo Smith, Los Angeles, porter, wrenched back. Injured knee. Mra. H. L. Dick of Chicago, 111., was taken to a Portland hospital with a sprained back. Sixteen others received attention for minor lnjurples. The accident occurred at 7:S1 a. m., when most of the 137 passengers were asleep. Breaking of a rail, over which the railroad's crack Cascade Limited had passed safely less than two hours beiore, was believed to have caused the wreck. Two dining cars, a lounge and three tourist sleepers left the rails, and were whipped along for 700 feet through the soft pumice roadbed Some of the cara inclined steeply, but none turned over. Trainmen said the pumice prevent ed more serious wreck, aa the soft surface brought the rear cars to a halt when a coupling broke before the speeding train was stopped. TO MAKE LEAVITT Reservations for the banquet honor ing David H. Canfleld and E. P. Lea vitt will close at noon tomorrow, it was announced today. Up to that time reservations may be made at the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce. The banquet will be held at 6:30 tomorrow evening In the Hotel Med ford. It Is sponsored Jointly by the chamber of commerce and the Crater club. It Is a farewell testimonial for Mr. Canfleld, who is relinquishing his position as superintendent of Crater Lake national park to become super -lntenendent of Rocky Mountain na tional park in Colorado, a post to which ha waa promoted recently. The banquet will also be a welcome for Mr. Leavltt, superintendent of Las- REMOVAL SALE SPECIAL A SPECIAL GROUP OF 169 WASH DRESSES Our regular $1.29 and $1.49 values Every dress NEW this season Every dress exceptionally well made Every dress guaranteed tub fast All sizes included in this special bargain group! Your Choice 89 C Don't delay! Bay NOW while the election l It It beat! M. M. DEPT. STORE CHAS, 8. ADAIR, Manager sen Volcanic national park, who will succeed Mr. Canfleld at Crater lake After the bar.quel the Crater club will hold an initiation for Mr. Lea v m in the club' ritual room in the hotel basemen;. The formal initiation will be held In full. All attend! the banquet are Invited to attend the ceremony. It was emphasized by Karl L. Janoueh, toastmaster, that women are not only invited to attend the banquet and initiation, but are urged to do so. Mrs. Canfleld la to be one of the honor guest. A delegation Is expected to attend representing the Grant Paaa Cham ber of Commerce and the Siskiyou national forest. Mi. Janoueh and others will represent the Rogue River national forest. ELKS OFFER PRIZE FOR DECORATIONS Three cash prises touting $50 will be offered for the best decorated store windows during the annual state convention of Elks clubs, which will be held In Medford September 34-26, inclusive, it waa announced today. First prize will be 63ft, second award 616 and third prise 910. The local Elks lodge, convention host, will not solicit money from Medford merchants to stage the con vention, and asks only that business firms co-operate by displaying flags and decorating their windows in purple and white, official B. P. O. E. colors. Over 500 out-of-town visitors are expected to attend the three-day con vention, which is sponsored by the Oregon State Elks association. A full train of 100 or more members Is ex pected from Portland. About a dozen officials from Ash land, Medford, Klamath Falls and Grants Pass lodges met In the local temple Sunday afternoon to discuss convention plans. The three other southern Oregon units pledged their support to Medford in playing host to the state gathering and each will assist In the program. It was decided to stage no parade this year because of - the fact that Saturday would be the only day available. It was pointed out that traffic on that day would seriously Interfere with an organized parade. However, it was explained, there would be several marching bodies during the convention. The Medford Elks Softball team Is sued a challenge to the Klamath Falls Elks, the winner to play any state Elks team on Sunday, Sep tember 16, day of the gala picnic. Three Parables Sermon Topic of Nazarene Pastor Speaking at the Church of the Nazarene Sunday morning, Fred M. Weatherford. pastor-evangelist, used as his topic "Christ Speaks to Two Classes." He drew his sermon from the three parables in the 35th chap ter of Matt. "In this chapter Christ virtually said one thing In three different ways,'' the pastor declared. "He takes up three parables to teach the truth. In each of these he addresses him self to two classes of people, the wise and the foolish. "In His teaching throughout It will be observed that Christ addressed himself specifically to two classes of people. In His sermon on the mount including the 6th. 6th and 7th chap ters of Mtat., it will be recalled that His final appeal erected a division between the wise and the foolish, with one class building upon the rock and the other upon the sand.1 JAPANESE TRYING E IS Government Organ Flays Wrecking of Consulate at Tientsin Open Sym pathy Expressed for China MOSCOW. Aug. 3 . (AP) The newspaper Izvestia, official organ of the Soviet government, today charg ed Japan as trying "to provoke a conflict with the" U. S. 8. R. by any means" In a denunciation of the wrecking of the Russian consulate at Tientsin. The entire Soviet press biased with Indignation aa Japan rejected a "de termined" Russian protest against the raid on the Russian consulate during the fighting between Chinese and Japanese for possession of the city. Revenge Held Motive Izvestla declared the attack on the consulate by White Russians opposed to the present Soviet regime was inspired by the "Insolent, cow ardly action of Japanese militarists" and charged It was made In revenge for the failure of frequent attempts to raid Soviet frontiers. "The white guard provocateurs Japanese masters should know their vile provocations toward the U. S. R. R. will fall and not remain un challenged," thundered Pravda, or gan of the communist party. The Russian press expressed open sympathy for China In the conflict with Japan over the rich north China provinces of Hopeh and Chahar. "It la not enough that the Japan ese army is bombing Chinese cities, exterminating a peaceful population and occupying foreign territory," Pravda asserted. Likened to Wolves "It Is using every occasion to try to provoke new conflicts. The path of the Japanese troops is strewn with bodies. Passing through the burned Chinese quarters they are strolling fgpj DM H X I BwY fCOfeiiA tla f JV JlTiTl J 9m as8a"ed disease and saved untold V -isVwjSiUalflKMV!1 KjGAMJ&ASI j thousands of lives with proofl , 25rt iljiyl ir His famous proof that serums and antiseptic meth- '. ' V"Vlwiir" V. l&Ii' ods could conquer disease made modem medicine f?"" Jn .tJ it?5BS5 " possible. ... Gasoline performance, too, can be . , I) 1 m W W si Jr proved. The 1937 report of the nationally recog- ' II 1 a 6 f i 1 t It Ifc. " ' nized authority on motoring is-'Standard Gasoline J. II 1 i f f II JH5 is Unsurpassed!" " . ' all over the city like hungry wolves searching for object to attack." The press also attacked the Japan ese administration of the Chinese Eastern railway and accused it of again withholding pensions due for mer Soviet employes of the line. The Japanese ambassador to Mos cow. Mamoru Shigenltsu, told the Russian foreign office last night that bis government coiild not comply with the Russian demand that the raidere be punished, property seised by them returned and compensation pw'd for damages. , The soviet charged the attack waa made by White Russians, who are opposed to the Soviet regime, and waa organised by the Japanese in telligence service. IN AUTO THEFT Charged with automobile theft, Howard Joseph Bergmann. 17-year- old hitch-hiker from Madison. Wis.. was being held In the county Jail today following his capture lost night about two hours alter al legedly stealing a 1936 Terraplane sedan owned by Justin B. Smith of route 4. Young Bergenia nn will ap pear In Juvenile court In a few daya, the county court said. Mrs. Justin B. Smith, she reported to city police, parked the automo bile on South Bartlett street at S o'clock last night, while ahe at tended the movies. The car waa gone when she returned snd she Imme diately notified city police, who in Uirn told state police, and tele phoned the California quarantine station. At 10:10 p.m.. the quaran tine station notified city police that Bergenia nn was being held, and state police returned the youth and auto mobile to Medford. The youth told state police he had hitch-hiked from Wisconsin, hfld worked a while near Mnrshfield and waa on his way to San Diego to join the navy. . The department of agriculture says strip sodding with buffalo grass may hold soil against wind erosion the same as strp cropping holds soil on hilly farmlands. . Closing time for Too Late to Clast slfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. READ THIS CERTIFICATION! "KtulH of tittntirt mu conducted by ilia Corneal Board o the American Automobile Awocietion on (ha nine non. premium gaaolinca leading in aalaa voluma in trie Pacific Coaat area tubtlintiafe the Hetement o( the Standard Oil Company of California that Standard Gaaolina ia unwrpaned." AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CONTEST BOARD, WASHINGTON, D. C I FOR CIA DRIVE Ban On Foreign Ships Lifted to Free Own Tonnage One Year Increase Profit Taxes to Raise Fund's TOKYO, Aug. 3. iff) Emergency and commercial measures put Japan on a virtual national wartime footing today for the first time since the Russo-Japanese war. Neutral observers said the decrees would give the Japanese nation and foreign powers a concrete Idea of how determined Japan Is to achieve by war those aims in China she fail ed to obtain by diplomacy. LIU Shipping Ban. Bans against American and othei foreign coastal shipping between Jap anese ports were lifted, apparently for the. threefold purpose of: 1. Diverting foreign vessels front the coast of China where the Jap anese navy may establish a blockade 2, Making avatlrble all Japanei tonnage for shipments to China. 3. Providing means of transporta tion for essential commodities in for eign vessels. Besides raising 400.000.000 yen (about $120,000,000) for war pur poses by icMilng special bonds, the government decided to acquire sev eral hundred million more yen by decreeing a one-year increase In taxes on national bonds, stock dividends and corporation profits. Levy Profit Taxes. It also levied a surcharge on profits accruing from the hostilities in China to munitions makers, cor porations and individuals. It Imposed a 3 percent ad valorem tax on cameras, films, motion pic ture apparatus, phonographs, records, musical instruments, precious met als, Jewelry, tortoise shell, pearls and coral. Unsurkassod V CIHTIHIO III VSS ,,,T MTjf An antl -profiteering act, enforce ment of which starts tomorrow, Is expected to yield an additional 80, 000,000 yen (about 924.000,000) for war expenses. Anti-profiteering reg ulatlons were applied to 20 articlea, including munitions, foodstuffs, Iroa coal and chemicals. Schools to teach captive birds how to regain use of their wings have; been started In Austria and Switzer land. Schilling pepper will season a million steaks tonight Insist On Delioiou Lost River BUTTER AND GRADE A MILK Extra Special for AU School Girls PERMANENTS $1.00 complete CENTRAL POINT BEAUTY SALON .Phone Central Point, 23 for appointment JENNIE H. SEXTON Hairdresser UUh U . . . Standard Symphony Hour, Thureday 8:15 rlS p.m., over N. B. C 10th year.