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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MATL TRD3UNE, MEDFORD. OREGON.' TtTESO'AT. MAT 10, 1f38. CCC AREA CHIEF DUE 10 INSPECT Major General Bowley First Corps Area Cornmander Here in Two Years Fills 1 Big Army Assignment Major General Albert J. Bowley, commanding general of the ninth corps area, was expected In Medford early this afternoon to Inspect the local CCC headquarters. General Bowley, who assumed com mand of the ninth corps area and the Fourth army early In March, was an route here from the north where he has been Inspecting Oregon and Washington CCC camps and head quarters. His visit here will mark the first Inspection by a corps area conv mander In two years. General Bowley touched the west ern part of the Mod lord district last week when he visited Camps Oasquet and Coos Head on the coast. The gen eral was en route north at that time and with him were Mrs. Bowley and the general's aide de enmp, captain W. B. Palmer. Has Itle Task MHlor a. R. Owens, commander of the Medford CCC district, planned to moet General Bowley In Grants Pass at noon today. Major Owens did not know whether the general would pro ceed directly here or Inspect one or moro CSC camps In tho Orants Pass legion. As commander of tho ninth corps area and the fourth army, Qeneral Bowloy Is filling one of the army's biggest assignments, His headquar ters are at tho Presidio of San Fran cisco, and when he retires from tho army In November, 1030. as the rank ing major general, he will gratify a life-long ambition to leave the serv ice In his native California. General Bowley was born In Westminster. Cat., Nov. 34, 1875 -but spent most of his arly life In Ban Francisco. Ho enter ed West Point In 1083 and has had a long and brilliant military career,, serving In many campaigns with dis tinction. " The gonoral's decorations Include the following: Distinguished service medal; Officer of the Legion of Hon or (Prance); chlo Hao (China); Groix da Guerre with four palms and silver star (Franco); La Solldarlad (Pana ma); the Order of the White Ele phant (Slam); Spanish campaign med al; Army of Cuban Occupation madel; Philippine campaign medal; Mexican border service medal; and victory medal. During the World war In France, he contributed brilliantly to the admin. ltratlvc and tactical command ot tho Amoric.im forces. I'ominmiils All Units As commanding goneral of the ninth corps area, General Bowley Is In com mand of all CCC establishments as well as the various regular army, ro serve and national guard units. He has given much personal atton' tlon to the OCO while commander of the fifth and third corps area before coming here, and since his arrival on tha Pacific coast has personally In spected many CCC hoadquartcrs and camps, assuring himself that enrol les receive proper care and training. Of this work, aoneral Bowloy says, "the cnrolleos must be fitted for Jobs. Our most Important task Is to develop character and citizenship In every man. The camps must bo run econ omically and efficiently In order to Justify the continuance of this fine work with our young men." Circus To Arrive In Medford Wednesday Morning u - rflfw W I ' "Yoo-hoo, Skinny, tomorrow Is dr ew day." Throughout the city that glnd cry of children heralds the coming of the circus. Having surveyed the billboards por traying the clowns, acrlallsts, gym nasts and a thousand and one other features, Medford youngsters have been saving pennies to be on hand when Al Q. Barnes and SelLi-FIoto Combined Circus opens tomorrow at the show grounds near the Jnckjum school. Tho long trains of red and yellow cars will arrive at tho Southern Pa cific railroad yards at dawn and the heavy wagons will rumble through the streets en route to tho show grounds. Within an hour after ar rival, hot coffee, wheat cakes and sausage will be ready for 600 hungry circus people. Long before noon, what Is a vacant lot today will be a busy canvas city of a doen tents. Besides the Big Top, the huge menagerie and the side show, there will be the blacksmith shop, tho dressing rooms, kitchen and dining tent, the doctor's office, the stables and numerous other sma Uni te nts that go to make up a circus community. F New Trial Looms for Holly wood Theater Manager Charged With Undue Fa miliarity in Picking Girls ST. MARTS CAST TO GIVE "A UHle Clodhopper," a three-act comedy, will be presented In the St Mary's academy auditorium Thursday and Friday evenings at 6 o'clock. Serving as an Introduction to the main play, the Young Men's club will stage the pantomime. "And the Lights Went Out," This feature, of 10 min utes duration, calls for four players and a render, and Is as Id to be hilar ious. The feature play Is a catchy, active comedy with dramatic climaxes at the end of each act, anil the various characters are given an opportunity to hold the audience In sunpenae with tho more serious parts, only to pro voke gnlrs of Iniuihter as the comical side of every situation Is presented. Staged recently unrt received with enthusiasm, the play offers two hours of com leal entertainment. "And The Lights Went Out." Is on the order of a comedy skit written and stared hy the Young Men's club last year, but promises to give even more enjoyment because of the num ber of hifllcrotw features. It is the kind of play in which the audlen'TS become no sympathetic with the hero that It "hisses" the villain. 10 HE' CARNIVAL ACT FOR CRUELTY PHASE BEST MARCH RETAIL The Jackson County Humane so ciety Is Investigating whether or not so. called "diving horses." performing tn ft carnival now holding forth on the outskirts of the city, come under the head of cruelty to animals, ani If the act does, will seek a. temporary restraining order to halt 11;. Mrs. S. W Richardson, secretary of the society. said today. An effort was mado to secure a re straining order Monday, but duo to absence of Circuit. Judge Norton In Orants Pass, no action was taken fol lowing ft conference with the county Judge, BY tn March of this year Medford showed the smallest decline In to tal retail sales volume of Independ ent Oregon stores from the same month of 1037. the latest monthly bulletin of the federal department of commerce reveals. Retail sales of 43ft Independent stores of the state showed a de crease of about 24 per cent In dollar volume for last March as com parer; with the snme 1037 period, the bulletin said. Medford's decline, with 13 firms reporting, was only 20,8 per cent. Klamath Palls showed Representatives of the society will : the greatest drop. 37 per cent. visit the carnival tonight and watch March aalrs for all the reporting the horses do their act. and map their Oregon stores showed nn Increase of future legal steps accordingly Mrs. Richardson said It was explain ed to her today that tho horses "do not dive, but rather slide down a chute Into a pool of water. The ponies walk up an Incline to a platform, where they bow to the audience, and then descend to the water." County Judge Dav said the car nival was granted a license under state law, and Is paying 6fl per day. THREE ARE FINED ON 26 per' cent from those of February, the bulletin disclosed. Medford's ln r re u se wa s -16.(1 per cent. The bulletin pointed out that in interpreting the data It should be Ijorno in mind that Easter fell In March last year, whereas this yenr It came In April. Raster buying usually bolsters retail buslnesH. ELMER L MOORE PASSEUGEO SI HOLLYWOOD, May 10. (UP) A municipal court Jury of eight middle-aged women and four elderly men hopelessly deadlocked late Mon day In attempting to decide whether It U vagrancy for ft theater manager to measure ft lady's thighs before putting her In his beauty chorus. The Jurors reported after little more than three hours of delibera tions that there was no chance of reaching an agreement and they were excused. The oase was ordered back for re-settlng on May 18, when a new trial will be scheduled or the charges dismissed. Boris Posner, the defendant, twid dled his thumbs nervously as the Jury departed at- the close of final arguments In which he was con trasted as a "small motion picture operator who wanted to be & big- shot," 'and as a gentleman of flaw less character and Impeccable con duct. Beauties Testify The conflicting views were taken by Deputy City Prosecutor Everett Leigh ton and Defense Attorney Jerry Mayo, who had each Introduced a bevy of beauties to testify against and for the 36-year old defendant. Leigh ton accused him of being over-familiar with the girls who wanted to enter one of his beauty contests a year ago. 'What business has this man, or any other man got to measure the bodies of young girls? he demanded, How far. I ask you, can a man go with girls without commission of i crime?" The defendant here." said Attor ney Mayo, "has always had a good reputation. We have Introduced more than two score, of witnesses, all of whom without exception have em phaslzed that he Is a man of good character. "There, was absolutely no reason why he should have tried to. molest any of the girls. Why, Mr. Posner here has been staging these beauty contests for many years and he has directed perhaps as high as 500 girls giving them invaluable Instruction In the Art of dancing and parading with music." Rimer L. Moore, 01, passed away At a local hospital early this morning from complications due principally to heart trouble. Mrs. Moore was pres ent at his bedside at the end. Mr. and Mrs. Moore reside on a large ranch In Klamath county, thoxigh Mrs, Moore was a former resident of Medford. Mr. Moore was born at Marysville, Cal., and came to Klamath Palls whn 11 years of age and has farmed there nil his life. Besides his wife, Lydta Jane Moore, he leaves six children, Elmer O. Moore of Merrill. Ore.. Lewis I.. Leo. P.. Chas. R. and Amelia A. Moore, nil of Olene. Ore., and George W. of Bonanza. Ore Also one sister and one brother. Oo. Moore. Camas Valley. Ore., and Ethel Casey of Beatty. Funeral services will be at the graveside In the Red f I Id cemetery neur Bonanva. at 3:30 Thursday. Conger Funeral Parlors In ehnrge. SCHEDULED TONIGHT Contributed The Townsend clubs new regular amateur hour program will be given tonight at tho Townsend hall. Main feature will ho a personal experience stereoptican lecture on India by Dr Sherman L. Divine. He spent several years there as a missionary. Lloyd Gosney will furnish music featuring old-time fiddling.- There will bo other numbers and the pro gram will bo well worth attending. Sunday. May IS at 2 p.m.. the Townsend candidate for governor on the Republican ticket. Clarence R. Wagoner will Bpeak and meet all Townsendltes and friends. Mr. Wag oner Is a personal friend of Dr. Townsend and absolutely loyal to him. SOFTBALL MANAGERS WILL MEET TONIGHT All managers and sponsors of soft hall teams planning to enter Into r ALBANY, May 10 AP The Linn county court will decide before May IB whether 23fi.B60 in surplus funds will be used for construction of ft new courthouse. County Clerk R. M. rtussrll said yesterday. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads. Lawrence J. Oober, Route 3, Med ford, charged with improper licenses on a truck, was fined M and cost In Justice court yesterdsy. Testimony showed Oober was hauling a neigh bor's furniture. In a trurk tarred with a farmer's license. Ear I Ward Tnman, Route 1. charg ed with failure to stop at an inter section was assessed II and costs The traff lo Infraction occurred at the Beall Lane-Paclflc highway intersec tion. Orval Paul Mose. 10, Central Point, changed with operating an auto with out a driver's license, was fined II and costs and given until May 31 to pay- John W. Ledford, mechsnle, charged with driving an auto with no tall llcht, was scheduled to appear today. ( It's Time To Water the Lawn HUBBARD'S HAVE UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. WATER HOSE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT Stocks are complote from the lowest priced hose which is serviceable to the best hose thnt Is made. 0-8 inch Rainbow built with two plies cotton braid and three layers of heavy tough rubber 50 ft. .... J I HUBBARD BROS., Inc. 1 DAY PIANO WAREHOUSE SALE MAY 11th 8 PIANOS 8 To Bo Sold at Big Savings New. Used Repossessed Spinettes, Studios Practice Pianos MOST ANY PRICES MOST ANY TERMS Free Delivery ClinePianoCo. District Warehouse 320 W Cth St. Open till 7 P. M. ffifflRJ NOW SHOWING 3 trace-1 1 TtH,r,ni .nn sW-TTTTT'h ' !W1 tUUU-JWtt L J SHOWS, CARNIVAL AND COMBINED Too BIG to Cover With Canvas I II I y i in i linn rrnisyssr . CAPTMH SMnHSD" IT WILL BE LOCATED ON NORTH PACIFIC HIGHWAY BACK OF PINE CONE INN Medford Rub Rterv tft Minutes to Carnival (Irounds. 1 p. m, till H:3fl p. m. hen Trr Sfl mlnotm. flr Fsr 10c Admission To Everybody DOORS OPEN NIGHTLY 6 P. M. SHARP Children Under 12 FREE at Main Gate! 1mu sctlon under tht lights this summer ar requested to Attend meeting Is the M. N. Hogsn broker see company office tonight t T:SO. A president of the Medford Soft- Ball association will be elected and committees appointed. Definite ac tion will also be taken on the organ isation of two circuits, composed of probably eight teams each. ASHLAND TO DEDICATE FIELD LIGHTS TONIGHT Ashland high school dedicates Its newly lighted football field tonight with a grid clean between Coach Skeet O'Connell's varsity aggregation and a squad of graduating seniors cosched by Leonard Warren. SONS plgsklnner. The game start at 8:16 sharp, following speeches and cere monials by prominent Ashland busi ness men, FINAL BATTLE ROYAL HOLLYWOOD, May 10. (UP) Joe Smollnskl of San Frsnclseo weather ed the early stsges of a battle royal at Ollmore stadium last night, then flopped Ted Christy to win the event, last of Its kind ever to be held In California, Battle royala were banned last week by the state boilng commis sion. Eight thousand spectators, out for the first outdoor summer match stsged by the Hollywood American Legion post, saw Speedy La Ranee succumb first. La Ranee was followed In order by Dan McShaln, Dude Chick. Ainn Brltt, Ken HolUa, The Dragon, and Pat O'Brien. 4 Closing time tor Too Late u Clas sify Ada li 13) p. o. Chan & Chan Chlneae Medicine Co. n I Re relieved at once by . luur herbal retnedv. rtn ou have: Asthma, day Fever, Stomach Trouble, Constipation, Chronic cough, Rheumatism, Si nus Trouble. Piles. Arthritis, Co litis, Eczema,' Appendicitis. High Wood rressure. Prostate, Heart, Lt?er, Bladder. " Kidney, Lungs, Blood, Urinary troubles. Herbs will give you relief. 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. Tuesday-Thursday 10-1 B a. m. Closed Sunday. 235 E. Main. 1 New Was At MANIAS MEDFORD'S OWN STORE New for Summer Are These Sanforized "Tru Cool" SUITS For the warm summer days that arc just around the corner, we suggest one of these new "Tru Cool" suite. Tru Cool Is a Sanforized fabric whlrn assures you per fect fit after laundering. See these smart 2 pc. summer suits at Mann'a tomorrow. They jmc In White, Beige, Natural, Blue and MaJse. The styles are tailored and sport back. J3!ms 13 to 20. $598 ummer Frock, In Cool Sheers In the dress shop omorrow $8 98 will buy an adorable sheer frock. Includ ed are smart twin prints, a 3 pc. combination with the lull length sheer coat to match the Uress. Other types feature colorful I pc styles In all of summer's newest shades and patterns. Half an1 regular al7-ea. $898 h D resses if ex patterns In nationally advertised wash frocks at 92.08. Diosej from Hubrlte. Betty Baxley and Georglr.nna :n cool sheers and smart printed piques (regular sUrs) Half and quarter sizes !n the famous Marie Dressier line all at u $298 Comfortable Outing Togs for Summer Swing into Summer's sports in togs from Mann's sporta shop. Here are slacks of Hop Sack, Cotton Gabardine. Flannel and other sports materials. Slacks that are tailored to give the utmost in comfort, service and style. You''' be smartly dress ed for all outdoor sport In Mftnn's slseks $ 00 to $398 Complete your Slack ensemble with a smart sport shirt and a sweat ahlrt for active sports all the new colors now on display. $100 IV m it MANN'S SECOND FLOOR New Fabrics for Home Decoration Kov Is tha ttm. to plan new draperies, slip covers and cbalr cushlona, and these new Spring drapery prlnta are the fabrics to use You'll find them Ideal for the home and office decoration. Included in this ,1.00 special are many new arrivals all bought to sell for 11.39 yard and each a new and exclusive pattern. The above fabrics are 50 inches wide and pure Linen. Reg. $1.39 value f Special Per Yard JEW Other Fabrics and patterns priced 59c & 89pd SEE WINDOW
