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MEDFORD MATL TRTBtTyR MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 1, 1938.
PAGE THREE
JAPS TAKE BIG TOLL
IN LONG JH RAID
ON PORT OF SWATOW
HONGKONG, July 1. (AP) Nine
btg Japanese bombers caused ter
rific destruction today In a raid
on Swatow. South China port north
east of here.
The raiders, arriving at 6 p.m.,
circled over the city for an hour
and a half, dropping more than 100
bombs.
Casualties ran high and hospitals
were overflowing with wounded, but
trustworthy estimates of the death
toll were not Immediately available.
Many women and children were re
ported killed.
SHANGHAI. July 1. (AP) For
eign dispatches said today the Chi
nese bad withdrawn from the Yang
tze river boom at Matowchen, 176
miles below Hankow, but Indicated
Japanese occupation of the river
defense was by no means complete.
The advices said Chinese had em
placed heavy guns In the hills over
looking the submerged barricade of
rock-filled Junks and stm held a
commanding sweep of the area.
Livestock
Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 1. P)-US.
Dept. Agr.) Hogs 300, Including 216
direct, market active, steady to 10
higher on limited supply , good
choice 165-210 lb. drlrclns 9.23, few
up to 9.36, 225-40 lb. butchers 8.7S;
packing cows 6.60. Good-choice
feeder pigs 8.75-9.25.
Cattle 25, Including 8 direct, calves
50. Including 46 direct, quality poor,
scattered salea steady, few cutter to
common steers 3.76-6.65; cutter to
common heifers 4.25-5.75; low cutter
and cutter cows 3.00:50; few common
butcher cows 4.00; good beef cows
salable 4.85-5.50; few bulls 5.40-60;
common-medium vealers 4.00-5.75;
good 7.00, choice quotable 7.50.
South San Francisco.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. July 1
(AP-USDA1 Hogs 425, Including
310 direct. Fully steady; two loads
195 lb. Callfornlas, 10.06. new re
cent high; broad demand; packing
sows W.05.
CATTLE 25; very little offered;
steers closing firm; medium to good
grass steers quoted $7.00-50, nomi
nal; desirable she-stock absent; small
package 616 lb. grass heifers, 85.75;
medium to good cows, 54.25?5.00:
low cutters and cutters. 3.00-75;
bulls nominally 5i3 6; calves. 60;
steady; one load 176 lb. California
vealers. 8.60.
SHEEP 1050. Including 600 direct.
Around 25c higher; double deck 5.8
lb. wooled Oregon lambs, 7.00; pack
ago 92 lb. shorn yearlings, 5.00;
ewes nominally $2.25-75.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND, July 1. (AP) BUT
TER: Prints, A Orade, 38V4C lb. In
parchment wrappers; 29'c In car
tons; B grade, 27c lb. In parchment
wrappers. 28c lb. In cartons.
BUTTERFAT Portland delivery,
buying price: A grade, 2826!$c lb.
In country stations; A grade, 25c
lb.; B grade, 1 lie less; C grade, 6c
lb. less.
EGGS Buying prices by whole
salers: specials, 22c; extras, 20c;
standards, 18c; special medium. He;
extra medium, 17c; undergrade, 16c
dozen.
Cheese, country meat, live poultry
and turkeys unchanged.
CANTALOUPES House pack, Im
perial standards, 45s, $3 613.25;
Jumbo, 45s, 3.15(?3.25; do 38s, 2.60
$2.75 crate.
ONIONS California wax. No. 1.
41.76: California red, $1.20; yellow.
$1.20: Walla Walla. $1.10.
WOOL Willamette valley, medium
18c lb.; coarse and braids, 18e lb.;
eastern Oregon, 17'(19c lb.
Potatoes, hay, unchanged.
Portland Wheat
. PORTLAND. July 1 (AP) Wheat:
Open High Low Close
July .66 14 .68 .6814 .68
Sept. 68 .68 "4 .68 V4 .6814
THE NEW
ROXYANN
Confectionery
Fountain Lunches
25c
For the 4th of July
Holidays
ICE CREAM
Ft. 15c Qt.29c
Parked to take out. It will
hold 2 to 8 hours.
A few of the flavors:
Vanilla Vanilla Marsh
mallow Chocolate
Strawberry Maple Nut
Butterscotch Pecan
Black Walnut Peanut
Brittle Almond Crunch
Peppermint Candv
Fruit Salad Orange
Sherbert Rocky Eoad
. Lemon Custard
Packed in the New
Tray Serve Container
Dec. .eav; .694 .69 .69
Cash grain:
Oats, No. 3 38-lb. white. $25.00;
No. 3, 38-lb. gray, $25.00.
Barley. No. 2 45-lb. b. v.. $26.00.
Corn. No. 2 E. Y. shipment. $28.75.
Mlllrun, standard, unquoted.
Cash wheat, bid:
Boft'whlte. 68: western white, 68:
western red. 67.
Hard red winter, ordinary. 66V4:
11 per cent. 68: 13 per cent, 72;
13 per cent, 76: 14 per cent, 80.
Hard red spring, ordinary, 66; 11
per cent. 68: 13 per cent. 72; 13 per
cent. 77; 14 per cent. 80.
Hard white, baart, ordinary, 68V4;
11 per cent, 68 14; 13 per cent, 6914;
13 per cent, 74; 14 per cent. 76.
Car receipts: Wheat, 64; flour, 6;
com, 3: oats. 1; mlllfeed, 1.
Chicago Wheat
CHICAGO, July 1. ()
Open High Low Close
July 734 73H 72?4s73'"4
September 75 75 V. 74 75 v.
December 7714 774 7514 7714
Wall St. Report
NEW YORK, July j. (pjA mid
year boom In buying of Industrial
raw materials, reminding Wall Street
of the unseasonal rush to beat the
gun on advancing prlcea two years
ago, helped keep the stock market pot
boiling today.
With copper, rubber, cotton and
other key materials acting aa If they
sensed a business turn toward re
covery later In the summer, the
share market was able to keep Its
nose pointed upward, despite a wide
spread urge among tradera to cash In
big June profit before the extended
week-end holiday over July 4,
The main action shifted for a while
to electric power stocks and other
laggards In the fast-moving bull par
ade. But the sight of booming com
modity markets apparently brought
motors, steels, rubber and other In
dustrial stocks back Into speculative
favor before the finish.
Many stocks went ahead to new
tops for the year on advances run
ning to about- $3 a share.
Transactions, while not so active
as In the preceding two big sessions,
ran at a 2,024.820 share clip for the
day.
Today's closing prices for 32 select
ed stocks follow:
At, Chem, ti Dye 174
Am. Can 99 14
Am. & Fgn. Pow. 4
A. T, 4s T. 142
Anaconda . 33
Atch. T. & S. F.
Bendlx Avla
Beth. Steel
Caterpillar Tract.
Chrysler ....
Coml. Solv ..
Curtlss-Wrlght
DuPont . . ,
35 (,
5414
6214
Gen. Elec .
Gen. Foods
Gen. Mot .... m
Int. Harvest
I. T. & T.
Johns-Man
Monty. Ward
North Amer
Penney IJ. C.)
Phillips Pet
Radio. .
Sou. Pac.
Std. Brands
St. OH Cal. L
St. Oil N. J.
Trans. Amer.
Union Carb.
Unit. Aircraft
U. S. Steel
.. 4 '4
..12114
.. 41'',
.. 33 V,
- 37 U
.. 66'i
.. 10 'i
.. 93
.. 43
.. 23
- 77!4
.. 41
.. 7
.. 16
8!i,
.. 3114
55
. 11
, 79
27
POSTOFFICE IS
PUZZLE IN HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD, July l.7P) A cold
trail of death baffled police today In
their effort to olv the etranger
than -fiction slaying of a middle-aged
movie cameraman.
Under circumstance more puzzling
than the plot of a detective novel.
53-year old King D. Gray, who "dldnt
have an enemy In the world." ww
found lifeless In his car In front of
the Hollywood post of flee at noon yes
terday. A bullet wound was In hi
cheat. He had been dead, a surgeon
said, from 8 to 16 hours, unnoticed
by hundreds of pasrers-by.
In his hand waa clasped a letter
from Newcastle, Pa., with the saluta
tion of "Dear Daddy." Captain J. J.
Jones said It was from a woman,
whom he declined to name, and had
been taken from a postofflce box
which Gray apparently rentea with
out the knowledge of his Intimates:
Hysterical with grief. Mrs. Gray
told officers har husband came home
last Wednesday night and left again
with a man at 9 p. m.
"He seemed Just as usual cheerful
and not worried," she satd. "He went
away with this man. and that's all
I know."
Markets To Close
1 Independence Day
NEW YORK. July I. (PI -Independence
day will be observed Mon
day by security and commodity ex
changes throughout the country.
With the exception of local com
modities which suspend Saturday
trading during the summer, many
leading markets will forego the three
day week-end In effect last year. The
New York stock and curb exchanges,
the cotton market. Chicago board
of trade and other grain oenters will
open for the short session Saturday.
Retiring Manager
Of Portland W. U.
Like Alger Heroes
PORTLAND, Ore.. July 1. (AP)
The Alger type of story till
lives.
Branch S. Jones, who entered
the Western Union Telegraph
company aa a messenger boy 50
years ago at Marrt alltown, Iowa,
retired today after 16 years as su
perintendent of the Portland of
fice. He was succeeded by Russell H
Cobb, who began shagging mes
iRges In 1925.
Jones brought order out of chaos
luring the Goldfleld. Nev., gold
-ush of 1906 and was there In the
stirring days of "Diamond Field
Jack" Davis. Tex Rlckard and
Death Valley Scott. He was super
intendent at Spokane from 1P07
until 1922.
WEST IS FAVORED
IN FRUIT CROPS
CORVALLIS, July 1. (AP) The
far west's major fruit crops will bo
In better condition than the output
In other sections of the United
States, the Oregon State college ex
tension service reported today.
Crop failures In European districts
will strengthen the export market.
The extension service predicted a
30 per cent above average for the
Pacific coast pear crop with an aver
age supply in other producing cent
ers. The monthlyJDregon farm price In
dex declined two points. At mid-May
it was"62 per cent of the 1928-1930
average, down 31 points from the peak
In April, 1937. The most unfavorable
relative position included potatoes,
apples, butterfat, wool, eggs, dried
prunes and wheat.
San Francisco Butter
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (AP
USDA) Butter: Score, 92, 27c: 91.
25c.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 1.
(AP) Churning cream butterfat:
First grade, 29'c; second grade, 28c.
FOR A COMPLETE and
GLORIOUS FOURTH
First, DRIVE CAREFULLY Why flirt with the
Angels!
Second, stock up with plenty of good, wholesome food
to last over the two days. Whether away or' at home,
we have dozens of items which will make your meals
more enjoyable and your outing more complete.
CAKES-r
Most any kind you want. 59o
COOKIES-
A large variety Date Drops, Pecan Drops, Nut
Rocks, Date-Oatmeal and many others
15o 19o ?3c Ds.
SANDWICH BREADS-
No outing is complete without many delicious
sandwiches. Have a variety made from thin sliced
White, Whole Wheat, Rye or Cracked Wheat.
And Pimiento Cheese or Pumpernickel make
grand sandwiches. 10c 12c 15c Loaf
SANDWICH BUNS and
WEINER BUNS
an important part of any outing don't over
look them 22c Doz.
and many other good things Pies, many kinds of
Sweet Rolls and Coffee Cakes.
. Come in and let us help you docide what you need
Shop early, or, better yet, phone your order NOW to
718 and avoid disappointment.
"Death Takes the Btcertng Wheel."
a temperance ploy sponsored by the
Antl-Uquor league ot Oregon, will
bo presented In city park at 5:30
p.m. Sunday. The play Is directed
by Hoyward Johnson who produced
another temperance play, "Prisoner
at the. Bar." hero last year.
Material for "Death Takea the
Steering Wheel" was procured from
court records of an actual murder
trial.
Adjutant G. R. Durham plays the
part of a detective. Allen D. Curry
the part of the court reporter, and
A W. Pipes the role of the Judge.
The entire cast Is composed of prom
inent Medford citizens, with the
exception of the defense utlomey
who Is played by Mr. Johnson.
The public Is Invited to see the
play. There will be no admittance
charge, but a voluntary offering will
be taken.
MEDFORD EAGLES
SECOND IN RITES
KLAMATH FALLS, July 1. (AP)
A united labor front willing to co
operate with business and Industry
Is the solution to the unemploy
ment problem. James W. Bryan, of
Bremerton, Wash., grand trustee of
the Federated Order of Eagles, told
S Oregon Eagles In state convention
here today.
I Bryan acted aa convention dele
gate from the grand aerie.
"Eagles are largely working men."
1 Bryan said, "and so the unemploy
ment problem It Intrinsically our
problem. We must stop squabbling.
work with each other and adopt ;
a friendly, reasonable attitude to
ward Industry and capital. Then un
employment will be whipped."
Bryan was loudly cheered by the ,
convention delegates. I
Marsh field Eagles placed first In .
the convention's class A ritualistic I
contest. The Medford aerie was sec- i
ond, and Oresham third. Drum corps !
and drill team competition will be
held tonight. !
SWEDISH ROYALTY AT I
ROOSEVELT'S HOME
HYDE PARK. N.Y., July 1. (AP)
Swedish royalty came to Hyde park
today to be entertained In President
Roosevelt's home.
Crown Princess Louise and party
hod In store a picnic In the true
American fashion.
She will be entertained overnight j
and the picnic will be tomorrow. i
The crown prince, Qustav Adolf. 1
who was stricken with a kidney all- j
ment white en route to the tercen
tenary celebration of the landing of
the Sweden on this continent, had a I
visit from the president yesterday at
the medical center In New York. j
Flight o' Time
Medford and Jackson County
history from the files of the
Mall Tribune 10 and 20 years
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
July L 1928
(It Was Sunday)
Railroad from Montague down
Klamath river visualized by promot-
TJpstate woman, who never heard of
the Great War, and never saw an
auto, reported in press.
Herbert Hoover. Q.O.P presidential
nominee to explain "dry stand."
Business houses of city to be closed
Ptourth of July, next Wednesday, and
citizens urged to lay In supply of
groceries.
Damage to valley pears from blight,
lightest In years.
Sam Houston is named secretary of
state postal workers.
Crater Lake season officially opens
today.
TWENTY YEA ICS AilO TODAY
July 1. 1918
(It Was Monday)
Uncle Sam to take over all telegraph
lines for duration of war.
Stages start running to Crater
Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Rawles Moore depart
for outing at Crescent City.
Closing time for Too Late to clas
sify Ads la 1:30 p m.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ads
Crystal-clear, and deli
riously flavored! Schilling
Tca-iced-has been renew
ing energy and tempting
lagging summer appetites
for over fifty-seven years.
Schilling
Look for tbt
Red Cellophane
Sealed Packag
Let Our Label Protect Your Table
PEERLESS MARKET
Phone
603
14 N. Bartlett
Medford, Ore.
Phone
G03
FRYERS
LUNCH MEATS
BEEF ROAST
VEAL ROAST
HAM
COTTAGES
Fancy Colored,
Fresh Dressed
Choice Cuts,
No Necks
Shoulder
Cuts
Fancy BtiRnr Cured,
Half or Whole
Swift.
Boneless
lb. 25c
lb. 24c
lb. 12!c
lb. 14c
lb. 25c
lb. 26c
SPRING LAMB SPECIALS
Shoulder, lb. 2c Chops, lb. . .171c
Loin or Bib
Stew, lb 10c Leg, lb 20c
PICKLES
Knliht's Sweet
or Hweet Mixed
pt. 1 5c
PRODUCE DEPARTMENT
BOB OAIL, Manager
&8k
.'AN ne.fl I Pttimi f nr . uc
GREEN PEPPERS 4 for 5c
LEMONS 2 doz 27c
SALAD DRESSING . . . qt. 33c
Flavor Foods. Buy 1 quart and get Yi pint FREE.
Private Merle Me trim an passed
through the city en route to Ban
Prsnclsco for duty
Peace terms offered by German
call for delivery of British fleet to
Kslser, and turning over of Oi oral tar
to Spain.
flmoke from forest fires dims the
noon day rays of the sun.
Romanoe
SAN FRANCISCO. Jury I-(A)
A Yellowstone national park honey
moon today lay before Richard Tarn.
21, Stanford University civil engin
eering graduate, and his 18 -year-old
bride, the former Doris Jane Shoong.
Stanford student and daughter of
one of America's wealthiest Chinees
families.
Closing time for Too Lata to Clas
sify Ads is 1:30 p m.
Use Mall Tribune Want A4s.
Be Wise, Bay Wise and Economize at HOLLOW AYS
WE WILL REMAIN CLOSED ALL DAY
JULY 4th, INDEPENDENCE DAY
SHOP FOR 2 DAYS
We will b rlowr) Bunday,
a usual, and we itnow that
a patriotic rltzen. you will
wont to observe Monday,
our National Holiday. Our
clerks also appreciate a two
day holiday.
You Can Rely On
" , the Reliable for
Hot Weather
Foods
Picnic and
Lunch Supplies
PHONE 2D
For Reliable Free Deliveries
V7
V
SPECIAL SATURDAY
Potato Chips, 2 pkg. . . . 25c
Parker's large size pkg.
Crab Meat, can 29c
Fancy Royal Club, 100 Leg Meat
Corned Beef, can Qc
Royal Gelatin Dessert, pkg 5C
Pork & Beans, Ig. can . 2c
Van Camp's
Tuna .......... 2 cans 35c
Fancy Royal Club, y2 sue can
Dill Pickles, can 5C
Large No. 2 can
Ripe Olives, can 5C
Sun Blest medium or large size
Miracle Whip Salad Dressing, pt. 22c; qt 35c
Shrimp, High Sea dry pack, can 5c
Lime Rickey or Ginger Ale 3 pt. 25c
L J V t a
VOTES
on all cash purchases and payments
on Account
TRADE and Will
Schilling Tea
ill Green
Black, Vi lb 35o
Coffee .......lb. 25c
llnlloway'i Htfh Orade, any grind
Oxydol, Ig. pkg. ... 2 for 45c
Kitchen Queen Flour
49 lb. $1.49
Counts
2000 Votes
CHEESE
Kraft loaf, American sr
Brick (In wooden box) '
2 lbs. . 49c
KRAFT PACKAGE
Pimento
American 4 Cm
I WW
Velveeta, pkg.
Old English 1 Qf
or Swiss, pksr. Ivl
If you are going on a picnic or camping trip we have
everything in FANCY FRUITS and VEGETABLES
you will need and if you are staying honrw Sunday
and Monday we have many produce suggestions that
will give your meals an added interest.
HOLLOWAY'S RELIABLE GROCERY
W. A. H0LL0WAY, Owner 100 Independent, No Affiliations Phone 20
FREE DELIVERY ANY SIZE ORDER
CITY MEAT MARKET
121 North Central Phone 324 4 Free Deliveries Daily
Buy for 2 Days! We Will Be Closed Sunday and July 4
For the Holiday Outing We Suggest
ROLLED ROAST
Fancy Prime Steer Beef. Slice it cold and watch it
disappear.
L
COLD MEATS
We have a large variety of fine quality Cold Meats.
Many unusual kinds.
FANCY COLORED FRYERS
Fried Chicken is always welcome.
Trades Win
500
EXTRA VOTES
With Every 4 Lbs of Our
Purt Home-Rendered
LARD