Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 11, 1937, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ET017T fEDFORD MAIL TRTBTJNTE, MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1937. 10 Senators Inquire Into Farm Problems FIVE PIANOS LOST wa Involved tn an accident at the intersection of East Main street and Rlxerslde avenue early Sunday morn ing In which a machine drlvtn by Leslie Elmer Hammett of route 2 re ceived considerable damage. George Renker of route 4 reported to city police that as he made a left turn off Main Into Tripp street Sat urday evening, he struck a bicycle driven by Donald Drlskell, 14, of 607 Mae street. The boy waa unhurt. Renker stated, and the bicycle waa only ullebtly dmaed. SEEM SHANGHAI BATTLE BLAZE ON MUDDY FRONT AT BALDWIN Charged with reckless driving, Her bert Albert Arthur of Maple Park drive, rout 3, was fined 935 In city court this morntng. Arthur, iwcordlns to city police. Several Companies To Be Disbanded Places Will Be Taken By Units From Regions East And South, Every day will be "moving day" In the Medford CCC district during the weeX. imftv rvraa area companlea. five Seventh Corps Area companies three Eighth Corp Area ,n.p... and one Ninth Corps area company will be disbanded, and their places taken by Fourth Con area com panies, to bo moved here Irom the east and south. . Twcnty-tlvo camps will be operated In the present Mcdford district dur ing the winter period and ten camps, now a part of the Bedding, Calif., district, will be added to the Ml ford district Nov. 1. The Bedding headquarter, will be discontinued on that date and Medford's area will cover over 180.000 square mllea from Eugene. Oregon, on the north to Bed Bluff. Calif., on the south, and from the Pacific ocean to the Idaho and Nevada lines. Many to Disband. Mcdford district companies to be disbanded during the coming two weeks follow: Eighth Corps. Co. 3804. Wineglass; Co. 3870. Diamond Uke and Co. 3873. Annie Springs. Fifth Corpa Co. 557. Bonanza; Co. t68. Klamath, and Co. 2523, Agneaa. Seventh Corps. Co. 703. Steamboat; Co 709, Oaaquet; Co. 3703. Apple- gHte; Co. 3740. Clear umc " -4742. Wlmer. Ninth Corpa. Co. 085. Ounter. All of these camps eicept Agnesa. Diamond W- Ann,e 8PrlnK " Wineglass will be reoccupled by new companies from the Fourth Corps area. Medford district companies to re main In their present location tor the winter follow: Co. 023. Orleans; Co. 822. Oak Knoll: Co. 089. Bly: Co 1010, Selad: CO. 3904. South Umpqua Tolls'. Co. 3885. South Fork: Co. 3888. Tule Lake: Co. 3874. Bltkum; Co B878, Silver Ijke: Co. 3879. Lava Beds and Co. 38881. McKlnley. Mcdford district camps to be con tinued with new Fourth Corpl area companies follow: Co. 488. Clunter. near Drain. Oregon; Co. 3450. Steam boat, near Hoachiirg. Oregon: Co B453. Wlmer, near Rogue Blver. Ore gon; Co. 6467, Bonanza, near Klam ath Falls. Ore ; Co. 6403. Applegate. near Medford. Ore.; Co. 6470. Klam ath, near Klamath Foils, and Co. 5186, Clear Lake, near Tule Lake. Cntlt. one New ramp. . i n, .nmn will he OWll- una Drum, iiv- v , - . ed In the Mcdford district. It will be Camp Hart Mountain near the Hart Mountain game refuge In east ern Oregon, and will be occupied by Co. 3443. a Fourth Corpa area com- Privo old Medford district camps will be reoccupled for the winter. Fourth corpa area companies will move in as soon aa they arrive here from the south and east. The camps, with their companies, follow: Co 5438. Coos Head, near Maran fteld: Co 5443. China Flaw, near powers. Ore.: Co. MBJ. Oregon Caves. In the Oregon Caves national monu ment: and Co. 5484. Bend, near Grant. Pasa. and Co. 488. Preseott. near Medlord. Riding district camps to be taken over bv the Medford district Nov. 1. with their company numbers, follow. All are In California: Co. 919. salt Creek, near Bedding. Co 978. Sima. near Sims; Co. 996. B1C Bar. near Bedding; Co. 1905. Hawkins Bsr. near Bedding. Co. 3323. Juniper Fist., near I.lkely: Co. MM. Peanut, near Bedding. Co. 3733. hit more, near Redding; Co. 5438. HscXa more. ne.ir Haekamore: Co. 6445. Big Sprlnss. near Olenburn. and Co. MM. Dlcscr Butte, near Red Blufr. Men now as!sned to companies being dl-ban.led will be tranofrred to other companies of the same corps ares orle'.n In the Medtord. rort lewis, and Boise. Idaho, district r 1 H ill ; ' 'I f . i I ' if.fi ,'1 fci 'i Lrrrjnw umiiM y(t m n J Members of the TJ. 8. senatorial agrleultural tub-commlttre are shown In session at Boise, Idaho, where tes timony on farm problems was taken from Nevada. Utah. Idaho and Oregon farmers, left to right: Sena tore I,. J. Frazler, K.. N. I).); (leorge McUIII (I)., Kas.); James J. Pope (D., Idaho), and fongresssman Walter I'lercc (II., Ore.), guest of the committee. Senator Allen J. P.llender (D., La.), another member of the com mlllee, Is not shown. E PLANS 10 HONOR 'shep: oog hero The Jackson County Humane bo- ctety has taken Initial steps for the erection or a marble marker and in terment in their pt cometery, in honor of the shepherd dog, belong ing to the A. H. Mansfield lamity. Butte Pall district homesteaders. The dog plunged Into the burning Manstleld homo last Monday alter noon, and dragged Shirley, two ana one-half year old daughter, from her flame Imperiled crtb. to the window, where she was within reach of ner mother. Shirley sustained two burned feet, and left side. The dog. whicn died from burns Incurred In his heroic efforts, was burled on the homestead. The humane soclevy la seeking the consent of the Mansfield family lor the removal of the bones, and inter ment In their cemetery. The family could not be located yesterday, when Mrs. B. W. Richardson drove to the Isolated home. Neither was the grsve found. According to Mrs. nichiuclson. the dng, when the family wns aroused Dy the cries of Shirley, plunged Into the flro enveloped home, and rescued the tot. He leaped from the window with his fur afire. Afterwards the brave animal, maddened by Us burns, leaped back Into the burning house, and was trapped when the window fell. In the Joy and confusion following the safety of the little girl, the Mans fields momentarily overlooked their bflovod pet- In this Interval "Shep" , met his fate. FATAL FOR CHILD PORTLAND. Oct. II. (AP) Mary Somera, 3. collapsed and died on an operating table here Saturday while a aurgeon attempted to remove a large red kidney bean from her throat. ine Dean was swallowed laat Thuraday by the child, daughter of air. ana Mm. John Sommers, La Cen ter. Wash. The aurgeon said the bean, which had blocked the right bronchus skipped from hla forceps when he attempted to draw It past the child's vocal rorda. While he used a bronco scope to relocate thd bean, the child's neart stopped. He said her right lung had nrevl- oualy collapsed. Closing time for roo Lata to Claa. siry Ads ta 1 :30 p m. COMPLETE IN VALLEY Harvesting of the onion crop of the Rogue River valley, estimated by tne county agent's office at 187ft tons, has been completed. Most of the onions are crated and sacked, and held In storage. The tonnage Is In excess of last year. Picking and packing of the New town apple crop is now at the penk and will last another three week, packers ssy. ft will require another two weeks to harvest the Winter Nells pears. Third rutting of alfalfa Is now In progress with good tonnage prospects. In the Applegate district, curing of the hay is slow, owing to the heavy foil of de wenh mnnrnlnp. THE TO BE Forthcoming Issuance of three new postage stamps In the territorial commemorative series was announced today by Frank DcSousa, Mcdford postmaster. All three stamps will be of the 3 -cent denomination. One of the stamps will connnimoratc Alaska and will be placed on sale first at Juneau on November 13. It will be available at other United States postofficw as aoon thereafter as distribution can be made. General subject of the Alaska stamp is a reproduction of Mount McKlnley In the distance. In the foreground are depicted views sym bolising present-day developments In Alaska. Puerto Rico will be commemorated with a stamp to be placed on sale first At San Juan November 35. Cen tral subject Is ft reproduction of the old governor's palace known as "La Portale?." Above the central design in each upper corner are three squares of ornamental grille work. Third of the three new stamps will commemorate tho Virgin Islands and will be placed on sale first at Char lotte Amalle December 15. Central subject Is a view of the city of Char lotte Amallo- with the outlying har bor and sugar loaf Islands In the distance. The usual arrangements have been made to accommodate stamp collect ors desiring to make use of special services pertaining to the new stAmps. Information regarding these arrange ment may be procured at any post-office. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1 :30 p, m. BILL ASHWQRTH, HEAD OF LITTLE C0S,: T STUFF HERE New member of the United States dMrict conn stall here this term la Bin Ashworth. secretary to Carl C. Donnugh. V. S. attorney Bill Is young in years as well aa court aervce hut already he has something of a national reputation and aeenis destined to make a name for himself He has sen serUce In Washington. D. C . In the employ of Hcpreeonta tlve Walter M. Pierre and this vest wss elected speaker of the Little Congress, an organisation of about 1.000 eongreaalonal employea. Lait year he served aa clrrk of the Utile Congress, stepping up to head the group In 19J7. Bill Is familiar with all the leadns figures in the nation's capital and many of them are familiar with him He keep a scrap bo:k Into which go cllrplnsa and photo which legisla tors ot national prominence present to him. Latest Mem S" Into the scrap book was an aut. graphed photo, graph ot W, B nankhead. speaker of the houe Bill wa born at VYeaton In 191 That was only yeelerday when the World war cloud, were gathering over Kupvpe. Hi father woa an Oregon pioneer who crossed the plains In 1BC4. Bill, who Is something of a rural poet and philosopher, has studied at George Ws.hliiRton university in Ws-lim.tan, D. 0. - Sl."W!4tWi)J!a)! p. NEW HEATING COMFORT IS YOURS WITH THE SENSATIONAL NEW DUO-THERM OIL-BURNING CIRCULATOR BECAUSE YOU GET REGULATED HEAT! Ves sir! DUO-THERM five. CLEAN. SILENT, "REGU LATED HEAT" . . . just the right amount nt a simple turn of the handy dial . . , You'll not find ANY CIR CULATOR with the out standing, exclusive DUO THEM regulatorl -hniMiiwil niaftili-iaaaafa'iWIWtfta JUST LOOK AT THESE FEATURES Heat Regulator Patented Dual-Chamber Burner Full-Floating Flame Absolute Safety Q 1 ; C DUO-THERM Circulating Heater are Special Waste Stopper listed at standard by the Underwriters' Heat Guides ' Laboratories! Now On Display At Our Store Terms Credit on Your Old Stove LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. 309 E. Main Morris B. Leonard Phone 427 Early Bombardment by Jap Warships Destroys Big Wharf and Warehouse With Two Million Loss 8HANOHAI. Oct. II. (AP) Under a weak aun attempting to break through overhanging akles, Chinese and Japanese troops crawled out of ehelr muddy burrowa today along th "ran rront to the northwest and reaumed the almost two months' old battle for Shanghai. The smouldering ruins of the China Merchants' Navigation compa ny's lower wharf and warehouses dl rectely opposite the bund on the Pootung side of the Wbangpoo river were the only results of the Japanese warships' pre-dawn bombardment of the rich Industrial area. A Japanese naval spokesman an nounced the Chlneae peppered the Japanese warships with machine guns from the wharf and the Japan ese retaliated with their big guns. ine property loss was estimated at $2,000,000, Including considerable American and other foreign cargo. The bombardment of Pootung began in a pouring rain during the final hours of Sunday, upsetting sn other wise generally quiet day. Today, the Japanese struggled through the muck for a mile advance along Vangplng creek, straightening out their aallent between the atub- bornly Chinese-held Klangwan race course and Woosung creek north of the International aettlement. After weeks of Incesssnt rain the trenches were turned Into csnals and creeks and the Chinese snd Japanese squashed around waist deep In water. One coal miner Is killed In tho United States for about every 338.000 tons of coal mined. Damage of M,000 was done by fire st the Baldwin Piano Shoppe, 133 West Main street yesterday noon. Loss was said to be fully covered by Insur ance. Damage to the building, owned by ! Mrs, Elmlra Cox of San Leandro. ; Calif., was estimated at $1,000. Dam- ' age to the stock, furnishings and fix tures of the piano shop was calculat ed at 3,000 by LUla M. Purucker. owner. ! The blase started In a piano pack ing case standing In tho alley by a window of the large studio In the rear of the piano shop, firemen reported. ' There was excelsior In and behind the packing case and firemen said the blaze might have been started by ' spontaneous Ignition or by someone unthinkingly tossing a match or clg- ; aretto into the box. Heat waa so intense It brokn the studio window and the flames leaped ! Inside the building. The fire spread i rapidly but was confined to the rear studio. i rive pianos In the studio were com pletely destroyed. Walls and furnish ings were burned. Smoke poured through the whole shou and damaeod stock In ihe front. One of the pianos destroyed by the flames was owned by John Rcisacher. teacher. It was In sured. Mrs. Purucker said the small mid dle studio would be used as usual Activities tn the rear studio, however. , will be halt?d for about a week while repairs are made, she said. The whole shop will have to be redecorated, she stated. Edward Pottenger of San Leandro, Calif., former co-owner of the build- . Ing was expected here today to help fix the exact damage and arrange for Immediate repairs and redecoration. There Is some evidence, ifiough not conclusive, that camels once lived wild In America. 1 ANNOUNCEMENT C.L. PERKINS OPTOMETRIST HAS TAKEN OVER THE PRACTICE OF E. D. EL WOOD OPTOMETRIST OFFICE AT 135 SO. CENTRAL Plume 272 Medford, Oregon railroad air-brake brought his demonstration train to a grinding stop four feet from a teamster who had fallen in front of the locomotive. Convincing proof of the air-braks railroading's greatest safety device! . . . Gasoline perfor mance, too, cati be proved. And the American Automobile Association Contest Board certifies "Standard Gasoline i Unsurpassed!" i, v b uis; . k IB S.-aB certified Unsurpassed HEAD THIS CERTIFICATION. "Rtmltt ef ttttn$it tttit conducted M th Canrett Board I the American Automohilt Association en th nine non-premium gasolines leading in sales volume in the Pacific Coast area luhtfantiate the statement of the Standard Oil Com pin v of California that Standard Gasoline ts unsurpassed. AMFRICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION CONTEST BOARD, WASHINGTON. D. C i.llrfiHim;irfU'ilU,rf CIKtlHIS IJ i JaUSL J&sUh in , , . Standard Symphony Hmirj Thursday.- 8 15-915 p.m. em N. B. 11th ytar. 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