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PAOE ETOHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. TVEDNESDAY. DECEIBER 1. 1937. ER WEATHER BUREAU Total of 5.69 Inches, 3.21 Over Average 6.66 Inches in November 1926 Largest Previous Fall Last month ended up with being the second wettest November since the weather bureau was established here In the spring of 1011. La it month's rain totalled 8 69 Inches, an excess of 3 31 above aver age. This compared with 6.60 Inches of rain for November of 1826. highest record for the month shown In the weather bureau's tabulations. Greatest amount of rainfall for any 24-hour period from midnight to midnight occurred last month on the 30th when 1.43 inches were re corded. It was on that day that home, store and office building cel lars were flooded and a sand-bag levee was erected on Stewart avenue to svert flooding of the southwest part of the city. Rainfall exceeded sn Inch on one other day laat month, the 10th when 1.08 inches were re corded. Rain fell on 23 days of the month, ranging upward from a trace. There were only eight days on which no rain fell. There were only three clear days In the month, the rest being cloudy or psrtly cloudy, bureau records show. The month contrasted oddly with November of 1636 when only .01 of an Inch fell during the entire 30 days. The November rain last year fell on the first day of the month; the remainder of the month was bone dry. A year ago fall seeding was delayed because of lack of rain, the earth being too hard for plowing. This year fall seeding was delayed because tnero was too much rain, the earth being too soft for plowing. ' The trmperature last month rang sd from a maximum of 60 on Novem ber 32 to a minimum of 33.8 yester day. Heavy winds prevailed during two Bight of last month, reaching peak velocity of 4S miles an hour. The wind did some damage to wires tnd poles. Noted Senator Still Busy hi n. ii m t w,W mm wiWfM mummmmut EX-SENATOR AND MRS. JOHNATHAN BOURNE, JR. ExSenator Jonulhan Ilounie, Jr., 83. playing solitaire In hit Washington. It. C. apartment while hM wife looks on. rem lis the stirring days of Ore gon and national politics 30 jeiirs ago. He pervert In the senate In 100". He was Oregon's national Itepuhllran committeeman for several years and headed the G.O.F. publicity group until It ivns dissolved In 1025. (Continued ftum Page One ) or Institutions for the care of mental eases, and the extent of their ac quaintance with Fehl. Three Portland alienists, Dr. D. C. Burkes, Or. H. H. Dixon and Dr. C. O. Sturdevant. examined Fehl some time ago and returned a physician cer tificate adjudging him "an Insane person, suffering from paranoia and In need of Institutional care for his own protection and the protection of others." Pehl Is represented by Attorney Porter J. Neff, acting at the request of the court. The proponent, Fred W. Kelly, Is represented by his broth er, Attorney E. E. Kelly. The pro ceedings are conducted as a civil suit Little public Interest was manifest ed In the case. Livestock Judge Retires Portland. PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. I. I AP USDA) Hogs 400, msrket active, un evenly 10 g 26o higher; good-choice 165-216 lb. drlvelns, 8. 10-38.25; car load lots salable up S8.35 or above; few medium as 00 down; 220-225 lb.. f8 .00; 230-270 lb. mostly 97.50; tew light lights. 7.50; packing sows. So 6.50; feeder pigs, 97.50. CATTLE: 200, including 11 direct, calves 25ct Including 6 direct; market active, strong to shade higher an classes; few common cutter steers. 5.50 7.00; medium help up 8.ou; common-medium heifers, 4.60 fi.ai); low cutter and cutter cows. a.6U 3.50; common-medium, 3.764.oU; good beef, 15.00$ 5.25; some held higher; bulls very slow, few 4.75; vealers strong, 50c higher; ex treme top. 8.50; bulk good -choice. $7.50 ri 8.00. SHEEP: 150, market active, lai lambs around 25c higher; other classes steady; few good 82-lb. woo led j Iambi, 48.00; common down 16.00; j choice quotable to 8.25; tew me-' dlum yearlings, 6.00; medium-good ewes, 2.753.50. j -t 4 it Wall St. Report FRUIT BUYING SCHEDULED 10 HELP E minutes earlier Another change In Medford sched ule was announced today by United Air Lines, the revised line-up taking effect this morning. Trip 8, southbound, now arrives at 1:49 p.m. and departs at 1:6 W p.m. This Is time than formerly. Trip 3, northbound, now arrives at 0:43 a.m., and departs at 0:02 a.m., 35 minutes later than pre viously. Trip 1, northbound, now arrive at 1:67 p.m., and doparts at 8:07 p.m., five minutes later than formerly. Alrmalli close at the central post office 45 mtnutea before plane de parture time. -4 A clogged oil burner brought the fire department at 1:30 thle after noon to the horns of E. H. Hedrtck, etty school superintendent, at 603 outh Oakdale avenue. Some damage was done toy amoke In the living and dining roomi, firemen reported. Tho living room oil burner OS es me clocged and accumulated fuei shot flames around the outside oi the beater, it was stated by Henry Harwell. asMstsnt fire chief. Mrs. Hedrlck, who was home, turned otl the fuel supply, but It took about 18 minutes for the accumulated otl Vi burn Itself out. Mr. Haswell said. The firemen stood by while the oil burned. AN PRANCISCO. Dec. I. (AP) The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation turned Its double-bar reled relief guns on the dried fruit markets today, In an effort to aid the hard-prewwd producera of dried apricots and peaches. APPLEGATE BOY NOW IN NAVY WRITES OF CHINA WAR HORRORS BICJ APPRECIATE. Dec. 1. (SpU A vivid picture of war horrors In China has Iven brought to relatives here through letters received from Alford Kubtl. who enllnted In tho U. 8. navy two years sro. and who now Is stationed in Chinese waters. Mr. Kllhll la Tilth tli.' nnnhnnf DiiU ouiid 1.500 tons of Mil commodl- , ,. rhl. . ,..H ,h, ty. By .parting .pproxlmtlj M00.- I of a mb. and .t.M th.t'lhe firing 000 It plana relief of about double , llnM .,.. mrmb,rA pr,h , that amount to growers, Purchaxft, of aprlcota will be from Parkers, who must In turn purchase twice as much from growers as they sell to the PSCC. Purchases of dried peaches will Include a block of hold over stock from 10,16. and will be on the requirement of peckers taking 114 tona from growers for erery ton sold to the Pace. Additional help Is expected to ac crue to growers In a better market for remaining supplies. Purchases of peaches will be made t (j cents a pound for No. 1 fruit, ungraded a to size. Purchases of apricots will be msde at varied prices, depending on localities where pur chased are made, types and grades. HOPGROWERS FILE July fireworks here. Mr. Kubll said that bodies of dead Chinese floating In rivers hod become a common sight, and explained that the cadavers were termed "floaters." He mentioned that one of his ship mates had the prtvllrge of prodding bodies awav from the boat with a bamboo pole, and In return for each body removed, he had two hours de tracted from a given period ho hnd been assigned as punishment for PORTLAND, Dec. I. (AP) A 18 year delay In the modernization 01 Oregon's road system may result from President Roosevelt's recom mendations for reduced federal aid, atate highway commissioners were told at their meeting here yester day. R. H. Baldock, engineer, said the stste would lose 5.000.000 in 1939 and face reduction of all future authorizations If congress approves the curtailment. Bids on projects totaling more than 330.000 were approved, in cluding. Jackson county Sardine creek section of Pacific highway. Mountain States Construction company, Eu gene, 14,328. South Han Francisco. SOUTH SAN PRANCISCO, Dec. 1- (AP-USDA) Hogs 850. Including 400 direct. Mostly 25c lower; top ana bulk good to choice 175-225 lb. butchers, S9.00; part of run arrived late, unsold; bulk packing sows. 7.26. CATTLE 300, Including 85 direct. Steers very scarce, barely steady, part load medium 912 lb. fed iteers. 825; other steers absent; she stocx fully steady: load medium 783 to. fed heifers 7.26, sorted five head; two short loads medium to good. 985-1000 lb. range cows alter a lew days In local feed lot ss.60 with a per cent shrink; lower grade cows very scarce. Bulls nominally steady, odd head weighty medium grades up to $5.60; calves 30. Strong to 60c higher package good to choice 1VB lb. vealers. 11.00 top. SHEEP 450: active, deck good tti lb. north coast wooled lambs sold unevenly higher at 9.75. sorted 15 per cent plain to medium; double good to choice. 93-94 lb. Idaho wool ed lambs stendy at 8.75. sorted To per cent; other classes ab.pnt, wooled Fla lighter ewes quoted largely :.'( down. PENDLETON MAN FILLS STATE POST VACANCY SALEM. Dec. 1. Roy O. Bu chanan, Pendleton, was appointed by Governor Martin today to the Indus trial accident commission and the unemployment compensation commis sion, succeeding Albert R. Hunter, who resigned because of 111 health. Buchanan's term will expire Jnnu- nttr 1 10.10. h I n rvmnernt and hnx misdeed. He wrote that refugees came llT(.d m pentileton since 1910. aboard his ship snd raided the par- Hunter whOM rMicnntion was re ceived today, will work In the accl- bage palls for food and cigarette stubs. British officers also come aboard to enjoy motion pictures. Mr. Kubll Is studying Dtewl en gineering. Letters snd Christmas cards from him were malted from Yokohama and Shanghai. 4 BENNETT CALLS FOR VICE SQUAD SHAKEUP PORTLAND. Dec. 1 . ( AP ) -Com m1stonrr J. E. Bennett, climaxing several works of personally-conducted raids on alleged gambling estsb llthment, called upon Mayor Joseph Carson today to "shake" up the po lice rice squad. Mm When winter weather irntatet, rough eni end chaps your akin, ther Chamlerlatn'i Lotion, the lotion thai Mfniief, ii your friend In need Often it imoothi away the roughneti ever-night, make your skin attrac tive again. A clear, gulden liquid never sticky, greay, gummy noi "messy," Chamberlain's Lotion dries with convenient quickness. At al' toilet goods counters. I. n I1)'! ovl fiM trUl til 1 w jour leutSa. SALEM. Dec. I. jfft -Articles of Incorporation filed today by the Ore gon Hopgrowers Cooperative associa tion with filing of articles for sim ilar associations in Washington and California to follow at once, is wild to mark another Important step In carrying out stabilisation of the hop inausiry wnien its advocates aay Is being workrd out In a broad con structive program. The program, they say has been developed with the advice and help oi experts rrom both private and federal credit agenctr dealing in hops, representatives from the fed eral department of Mgrfcultur and othera qualified to give naluinc. Articles of Incorporation filed to day give broad general cooperative powers granted to cooperative asso ciations and names as Incorporators: William fl. Walton. Ross H. Wood. A. M. Jerman. Harry Hnrt and J. W. Seavpy. Principal plaoe or business Is named as Salrm and the organization being a non-profit cooperative names no capital stock. dent commission's claims depart ment. The Industrial accident commission will meet soon to name a chairman to succeed Hunter, the other two members being T. Morris Dunne and J. C. Joy. PORTLAND. Dec. 1. p fnstvad of a bumper crop, the northwest's walnut hnrveAt fell below normal this year, w. O. Fellows. Oaston, chairman of the Orrgon-Wathlngton division of the Pacific walnut grow ers marketing committee, said today. "The fact that our crop was going to be shorter than expected was not brought out until shortly before growers delivered their walnuta to packing sheds and grading -begnn." paid Fellows. "Due to the rigid grad ing standards Insisted upon by Pa ttlc const growers, much of the crop failed to make top grade and our growera marketing .organisations are having some difficulty fulfilling early commitments. ' He snld the cause of the shortage might have been the severe freeze Miffered two years ago and that the effects "shwutd be limited to this year's crop." Students Picket High School Gym EUGENE. Dec. 1. (AP) Lane county "picketing" shifted to a new front today when students of the Santa Clara high school. Incensed over recent action of the board in withdrawing from the "B" league basketball loop, donned "sandwich" placards and picketed the high schoo gym. Members of the high school bas ketball team and other students said they planned to continue tho picket ing this afternoon and tomorrow, in cluding the home of one of the board members as well as the gym. Chicago. . CHICAGO, Dec. 1. ( AP-USDA) Hogs 2200; generally 103 15c lower hulk good and choice 150-200 lb.. S8.30-40; 210-300 lb., mostly S8.10A 8 35; good packing sows largely 87. 15 (7.45; light weights on butcher order up t0 7.60. CATTLE 11,000; calves 1400; supply good and choice long yearlings ana medium weight and weighty steers excessive; very little done; bidding weak to 25c 'lower on common and medium kinds and 26 to 60 down on good to choice offerings; heifers fully steady early and cows strong to 25c higher; liberal supply steers here of value to sell at 610.00 upward: weighty saupage bulls to 7.00: veal ers 1 1 .00 down; replacement cat tle mostly 7.75 down to HJ60. SHEEP 10,000; fat lambs slow, 25 (j 35c lower; some bids 50c down; most bids on few good to choice lambs. (9.25 down; sheep about steady; native ewes, 94.OOi3 4.76; feed ing lamba scarce. Chicago Wheat CHICAGO. EX. I. (fP) Rapid up. turns of wheat prices today rushed the mnrkct up almost four cents a bushel In Chicago today and five cents at Winnipeg. Wheat: Open High Low CIom Dec 90'i 93, 90', 93 May 90'i 88', 917, July Si 87'i B514 88",, Portland Produce Owe Mall Dlbiute want ads. NEW METHOD fN o Napkin , V ff or Belts !3 Die; ri 11 Coast Highway Nearly Normal SALEM. Dec. !. (API Conditions on the rain-swept Oregon coast high way returned to near normal today but one-way traffic near Tahltenltch lake and nine mile south of Co qullle remained effective. Slides also caused a two-way detour IS miles south of Port Orford. PORTLAND, Dec. 1. Pj Butter Print: A grade, lb.. In parch ment wrnppers, 383o lb. In cartons: B grade. 36c lb. In parchment wrap pers, lb. In cartons. BUTTERFAT (Portland delivery, buying prices): A grade, 37'a-38c lb.. country stations; A grade, 35'4 -36c lb.; B grade, 2c lb. leas: C grade, 8o loss. EOOS Buying prices by whole Falera: Extra. 38c doz.: standards. 25c doj.; flrsu, 23c dc.; medium i- . rnc is sanitary ptolro Hnn that dne away, with napkin, and lylts . , , that it complrlrly in visible, and to comfortable that lhre i no eonwionwr.yi of wear ing unitary protection al all. B'ptte ant approved by phyaicians . . . acclaimed hy women every where a the moat comfortable, moat convenient method aver de vised. f I The most corti (ortable method ever devised D-iiki IVnrs of Ii ,Vc of ?.v Manursrturei! hr n-ctfe, rev, nr., Piinnl", rennlianla M. M. Dept. Store r NOW WE CAN TflKC ADVANTAGE Of ALL T MONDAY BARGAINS Dont sacrifice the sxcellent values in thinps yon need, be cause washing and ironing eat up your Mondays and other days through the week We have type of service for every family. American Laundry Vv.Mirroi Jo IJiU'Vin ItKIIKAl ANUt A" IB VP . . MlMfiBn net- .rkirivr nt . l h IA U 3 PEKDLETON. Ater more than half a century of successful legal practice, Judge J&raes A. Fee, Sr., or Pendleton la ahout to mark his 82nd year of life by retiring to be come a "gentleman farmer." A practice carried on here since 1884 terminated as the foimer sixth district circuit Judge left the firm of Fee & Randall, formed In 1929, and began more active supervision of his eastern Oregon farm and ranch lands. Judge Fee has lived In Pendleton for A3 years, coming here from Walla Walla. He Is the father of James Alger Fee of Portland, federal district court Judge since 1931. tras, 21c doz.; medium firsts, 19c doz.; small extras, 16c doz.; under grades, 10c doz. Cheese, country meat, live poultry, and turkeys, steady and unchanged. WOOL 1937. nominal; Willamette valley, medium. 23c lb.; coarse and braids. 23c; fall lamb woot, 18c lb.; eastern Oregon, fine, nominal. MOH.MR1937 clip. 23r lb. POTATOES, onions, hay, steady and unchanged. NEW YORK, Dec. 1. ( AP) Lot.se ! ranging from fractions to a poln or mora predominated Id today's stock market. ! Higher at the opening, leading U , sues drifted backward as buyers were ! J:w to appear. A feeble -hearted : rally near noon petered out quickly. I Most pivotal stocks were neglected throughout the day. There wai a j brief flurry In gold mining shares, i but It, too, lacked steam. A few In this division were fractionally higher i near the cloee. Steels, motors and merchandising ! lsciies suffered most from the lark of I interest. Utility and building mater la) shares were narrow and special ties drifted aimlessly. I The pace was slow and for minutes j at a time transactions were unre I ported. Turnover approximated 700,- 000 shares. Today's closing prices for 32 select ed stocks follow; Al. Chem. & Dye 165 Am. Can .M 85?i Am. 5s Fgn. Pow.........- 47i A. T. & T - 148'4 Annconda ..w.... 29 Atch. T. 6s S. F. . 38 Bendlx Avla. - 13 Beth. Steel 49'i Caterpillar Tract, . 47 Chrysler .......... 66i Com I. Solv .... Big Curtisa-Wright DuPont Gen. Elec. Gen. Foods .. Gen. Mot 35'-8 Int. Harvest. . 62 I. T. & T 6 Johns-Man. 77 Monty Ward - 34 'i of clothes and one mil of glass, and scrubs and washes five miles of floors. These figures were offered by Mrs, Eileen Murphy, home service director of the British Commercial Oas asso ciation. In an address at the confer ence here. Phone 643 We'll haul away your refuse City Sanitary Serrtca. Closing time for Voo Late to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p m. WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE- tf itbiml CitomeJ-Aod TooH Jims Oat f M b iheMwniof Rvia'UG Th llvtr ehould pour out two pounds el liquid bile into your boweli daily. If this bile 1 not flowing f reely. your food doesn't digest It just d?yt In the bowels. Gss bloau up rour stomach. You get constipated. Youi whole system b poisoned and son feel sour, unk and the world looks punk. Laiatives are only makeshifts. A nee bowel movement doetn't gttt at the cause. II takes those good, old Carter's Little Llrej Pills to get these two pounds of bile flowing freely and ma We you feel "up and up". Hans less, gentle, rt amazing in making bile Bow freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver PUls by um. Stubbornly refuse anything tlsa, U 110'i 43 31 Snn Frnnclwo Butter SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 1. (AP USDA) Butter, unchanged. North Amer Penney (J. c.) Phillips Pet.' ...... Radio Sou. Pac std. Brands ..... St. Oil Cal. St. Oil N. J 22 38', 7.g 197a 9 30?; 45 Trans. Amer U Union Cnrb 707a Unit. Aircraft ... I9''2 U. S. Steel 64''8 SACRAMENTO. Deo. 1. Churning cream butterfat; First grade 4l!i; second grade 38. Wnrk Never Done MANCHESTER, England (UP) In a yenr the "average woman" washes nn acre of dirty dishes, three miles Insist on Delicious tirade 4 LOST RIVER BUTTER & MILK Munufactured 10 Medford illlllllllliP1 h ...re, l" .-eft '1' - col"1"". ,1K, i BotO Mil ENTIRE STOCK REPRICED ...FOR THIS BIG PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE OF ittlitoii Fairs Under the Personal Direction of Mr. C. E. Samuelson of Denver and New York City Your opportunity to select a truly luxu rious fur coat at a feature price! Furs in glorious fullness of variety, charac terizing' the refinement and luxiiry one instinctively associates with Hamilton furs! Over 200 brand new fur coats in this three-day presentation. Plan right now to view this dramatic fur coat col lectionremember for three days only. $71,.lo$8955. Starting Tomorrow O LIBERAL PAYMENT TERMS Moy B Arranged to Suif Individual .tji.emcntf T
