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PAOE ETfiHT MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. TTEDNTRDAY. AUGUST 24. 1938. Opening Guns Fired at Meet ing With State Chairman Tierney Need of Party Unity Is Stressed. Opening guns of the JnctcAon coun ty political campaign were fired Tues day night at the Medord hotel when local Democratic precinct committee men and leaders met with Prank J Tifrney, state Democratic central committee chairman, to mat plans for the fall campaign. "We bsra no apologies to make! to the reit of the country, and to the Republican In particular, for our aclectlona of our candidates at the May primaries," Tierney said. "The primary law Is the heart of a democracy, and we, as good citizens, should abide by tho verdict of our party at trie primaries. That Is why all Democrats should support the entire ticket, from top to bottom." Tribute To Kelly Tribute was paid to the late E. E. Kelly, long a prominent flguro in stnto and county Democratic circles, when tho gathering stood in slleuce. Those attending from out of town Included Paul Mooreheed, chairman of the Dcmocratlo central committee of Josephine county, Hal McNoir, J. H. Puller and V. D. Miller of Ash land, V. B. Hallcraft of Phoenix, and Scott Hamilton and H. T. Pankey of Central Point. :-Tnk DcSouza, former chairman of the county central committee, was toastmaater. 4 s 1J JJ. li m FRANK TIERNEY Need of party unity and offort wae stressed by Chairman Tierney, and was echoed by local tpcakera who followed. All sections of Jackson county were represented. U. 8. Senator A. E. Kcamen. first speaker, who had to leave tho meet ing oarly because of a previous en gagement, urged unanimous support of .he entire Democratic ticket, local and state. Senator Rcninc said tha' never before In the history of our country has support of Democratic principles In government been so necessary. Tle ney also pold high respect to Senator Reamcs and complimented Jackson county on having such a citizen. llcumei tainted ' "I believe the greatest thing in the administration of Governor Mar tin, was tho appointment of Evan Kennies to tho hV(h office of United States senator," Tierney said. Tierney spoke at length on the qualifications of tho Democratic enn cIUI.iUh for state offices, MANS I ANNUAL OUTING Med ford Active club members and their ladles enjoyed their annual swimming and picnic party at Hel mnn's baths at Ashland last evening, and following a delicious dutch lunch spent the remainder of the evening dancing at the Chateau, Ken Dpnman was awarded the cup for catching the largest steelhead In the Active club fishing derby held Sunday, His fish weighed 1 pounds, Dwlght H. Plndley was awarded the cup for catching the largest number of fish. Both cups were donated by Hubbard Bros, hard ware store. The local Active club yesterday sent eight fine steelhead to the Oak land, Calif., chapter, which will enjoy a steelhead feed at Us regular meet ing tomorrow night. Sound Of Chopping Leads To Safety ROSEBUIia, Ore., Aug. 24. (AP) Sounds of loggers' axes echoing among the peaks of the coast range led two exhausted lost hikers to safe ty last night. Myron Beck, id, Louis ville, Ky.. and Jack Car Inn, 20, New York, lost sine Sunday morning In the rugged Ci.UMinn Trail section of the coast ran o west of Rose burg, stumbled last ;'.lght into the Isolated logging camp maintained by the Ford Lumber company of Row burg. They estimated they had hiked ap proximately 20 ml.es In a circle through rough and brushy country before they heart! the sounds from the lumber camp. OREGON CITY, Aug. 24. ( AP) A tumble from a truck operated by h s father brought Instant death last night to William H. Schwarn, 11. on the Mount Hood loop highway near ZlKiwg. A rear wheel passed over lIic chlld's body. CLEVER FORGER GETS $184 PROM CITY MERCHANTS Southern Oregon authorities are searching for a man who last week end forged the name of E. A, Hicks, manager of the Oregon Oranltc com pany of 302 North Front street, to six checks which he apparetly created with a private printing press Into facsimiles of the genuine company checks. Total amount of the spurious checks, passed on local merchants, was $184. The checks were almost exact replicas of those used by the granite company, Cicept for the fact that all were numbered the same. They were First National Bank of Portland, Med ford branch, check. Four of the checks were for (28 and two for $36. Five were mad a out to L. Forsythe and one to Allen Davis, the latter being the one cashed at Luman brothers grocery store for $36. The Riverside market cashed one check for $36, and the following establishments cashed $28" checks: Owl club, Charles C. Tuttle, 17 South Front street; Gates and Lydiard and Highway pool hall, E. A, Hicks granite company man ager, was unable to give pollco any Information concerning the checks. The man was described by his vic tims as being about 26 years old, five feet nine or 10 Inches tall, wearing working clothes and appearing honest. Polico hovo notified Oregon and northern California city and county authorities to be on the watch for the man. City police here stated they had received information from Astoria that the samo manner of crime had been perpetrated there recently. V. F. W. FOR ROOSEVELT POLICY OF NEUTRALITY COLUMBUS. O., Aug. 24. (AP) The 30th national encampment of the Veterans of Fornlim Warn trvl.iv endorsed the neutrality policy of the Roosevelt administration and recom mended maintenance of an adequate narv and adontlon of ifHuinHnn t equalize the "profit and burdens of war." The recommendations were Includ ed In the reoort of the v. p w nm- mltU on national defense which 7as approved by the delegates. TRAP CHAMPION BREAKS 966 'PIGEONS' IN ROW VANDALIA, O.. Aug. 24. (AP) Joe Hlestand of Hlllsboro, O., set an un precedented grand American trap- shooting record today an he broke 000 targets In a row a perfect score for the entire 16-yord program. Since he broko 06 consecutively In a Yorklvn Del, shoot, his total of succchhIvc perfect shot reached 006. Defeated Idahoan Confers With F. R. u : w ' vj Speculation that .Senator .lames p. pope, defeated for the Democratic senatorial nomination In the re cent Idaho primary, would run as an lndep?-4ent candidate In the coming general eleetlon. Increased when the Idaho junior senator conferred with President Roosevelt at the Intier's Hyde Park. N. Y., home. They are shown together as they uiitrhil a soft hall game on the nearby estate of Iou'dl Thomn?. between the "New Deal Purgcr' 'a ml the "Nine Old Men." Thomas Is seated In the front seat of the President's car. 7 CCC Boys Hurt As Cars Sideswipe BAKER, Aug, 24. (AP) Eleven CCC youths wem Injured this morn ing on a section of. the Baker-Anthony lake road east of Baker when a forest service truck carrying 24 passengers and a truck looded with eight-foot poles sldcswlped as the drivers attempted to pass on a narrow bridge. Clayton Schofleld of Baker was the most seriously injured. He re ceived what is believed to be severe spinal injuries and other Injuries that have not been determined. He was knocked unconscious. Hen Saves Own Life. HUMBOLDT, Cal. (UP A friend gave Harry Worawlck a live hen for his Sunday dinner. But on Satur day the hen laid an egg. So Wora wick decided to wail a day for an other egg. There was. And everv doy thereafter the hen kept loyln-j. She's still alive. Alr-rooled City YMonrtl ALAMEDA. Cal. (UP) A Colorado Inventor has proposed to the . city council a 'project for air condition ing the entire city by Installing un derground pipes In the middle of the principal streets. He promises not only to keep the city warm in win ter and cool in summer, but to dis sipate the fos imd other Inconveniences, OREGON PHYSICIANS OPEN ANNUAL MEET PORTLAND, AUg. 24, (p, Discus sion rectlons of tho Oregon State Medical society's annual convention, which started today at Tlmberllne lodge on Mount Hood, will be pre sided over by Dr. Charles T. Sweeney, Medford, and Dr. V'. W. Baum. Sa lem, president and vice-president, respectively. Forester To Retire EUGENE. Aug. 24. (API Ralph S. Shelley, for 21 years supervisor of the Sluslaw national forest, will take a leave of absence starting tomorrow ond at the end of which, December 1, he will retire. Award Wire Contract WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (API Contract for supplying annealed cop per for use at Grand Coulee dam, was awarded to the Goldberg brothers of Denver, on their bid of $18,042. the reclamation bureau announced today. Tax Expert Leaves Roosevelt Service HLDE PARK, . N. Y.. Aug 24.-- AP ) President Roosevelt accepted today the resignation of Roswell Magi 11, his under secretary o: the treasury, with an expression of "gen uine regret." Magi 11, who has ieen the treas ury's top tax 'expert for a year and a half, recalled In a letter Jo the president he accepted his appoint ment in January, 1937. with the un derstanding he would return co his professorship In the Columbia uni versity law school this September. JAPS CEASE EFFORT AIR COUNCIL MEET By the Assoeluted Press The Japanese poured reinforce ments Into their drive up the south bank of the Yangtze river today, while In Spain' the Insurgents made gains on two fronts Intensification of the south bank offensive came, Chinese reports said, after the Japanese had given up as a bad job their attempts to reach Hankow, provisional Chinese capital, along the north bank and had with drawn from Hwangmel. 25 miles north of Kiuklang. The first major objective of the reinforced drive was Julchang, 25 miles west of Kiuklang, and a little more than 100 miles southeast of Hankow. In Spain, government lines slowly gave way before vigorous Insurgents thrusts on the Ebro river front in eastern Spain and along the Tagus river In the west. On the Tagus front the Insurgents reported conquering 309 square miles In the past three days. JORDAN VALLEY. Aug. 24. ( AP) A horse dragged Allen Carter, former resident of Nampa, Idaho, to his death here yesterday. FRISCO EXCHANGE ON SEMI-WEEKLY BASIS SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. (API The San Francisco stock exchange tightened Its belt another notch to day. -President Wllllcim ft. Bacon an nounced the exchange would go on a semi-weekly sattlement basis Sep tember 1. The move follows a parallel decis ion made by the New York stock ex change. It is expected to save money In cost of settling transactions. In stead of dally settlements, brokers and customers will deliver and pay for stock only on Tuesday and Fri days. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. rTmTWVWMWUM. Albany Pioneer Dies ALBANY, Aug. 24. (AP) Edward ' Merrltt. 80. retired stock rancher who . came to Oregon from Collfornia 55 years ago. died here Monday. He op erated a ranch In Crook county be fore coming to Albany iu 1017. Tho 1 pioneer's survivors Include two ' daughters. Mrs. Charles A. Smith and I Mrs. F. N. Johnson, both of Klnm- nth Falls. SAFETY for YourSAFINGS JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL : SAVINGS & LOAN ' ASSOCIATION 126 EAST MAIN ST. Numerous letters are being re ceived daily concerning hotel res ervations for the Northwest Avia tion Planning Cornell, to be held here September 16 and 17, and from those who will take part In the pro gram, according to A. H, Banwell, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Received to day were letters from Idaho, Brattle, and Portland requesting arrangement of hotel accommodations. Mr. Ban well stated, one of them being from Robert O. Buliwlnkle of Seattle, who will represent Pan-American Airways. Mr. Banwell stated that the Port land Chamber of Commerce planned to send the man tiger of Its aviation department to Medford a few days before the council opens, to assist local officials in arranging the program. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. DELICIOUS IjlJI COLA DRINK. REFRESHING M $4 STIMULATING.jji ' 39 ft Weeks & Orr Do Not Find it Necessary to d Sales for the Purpose of Giving 2 IT M LAi UM U U ME, TO OUR PRICES ARE LOW 365 DAYS IN THE YEAR COMPARE IS! Similnr to Pictui't DAVENPORT AND CHAIR This largo Vclour Davenport Suite hns beon n popular number with ninny people. The large roll aims add to the comfort as well as tho appearance of this suite. (Also Dav enport suites irom jsj.'jo to ijd.uuj. Large Selection Davenports at S893S $5995 Weeks & Orr have an established policy of never holding a sale. 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