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PAGE FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 19391 L T BELLAS T Nominations For Supreme Court and Diplomatic Corps Also Planned Soon. Washington, Dec. 29. UP) President Roosevelt announced today that he would name Dan iel W. Bell, former acting bud get director, to the vacant post of undersecretary of the treasury. At a press conference Mr. Roosevelt said he would submit the nomination to the senate when congress assembles. Bell now is an assistant to the secretary of the treasury. The president disclosed also that a few days after congress meets Jan. 3 he would send up nominations to fill the vacancy on the supreme court and posi tions in the diplomatic corps. Five diplomatic posts are vacant. The names of Attorney Gen eral Murphy and John D. Wick hem of the Wisconsin supreme court have figured prominently in capitol speculation over a successor to the late Justice Pierce Butler. Both are mid westerners and Catholics, as was Butler. The prospective new treasury undersecretary is a native of Kinderhook, 111. Now 48 years old, he joined the treasury when he was 20 as a civil service clerical appointee in the office of the United States treasury. Bell was acting budget direc tor until last April, when the president gave the post to Har old D. Smith. Thousands Killed in Turkish Temblor L II A BLACK SEA yl MEDITERRANEAN g ) X E2 ; This map shows the area (Inside broken line) most heavily affected by the earthquake which dettroyed whole villages in northern Anatolia. Thousands were reported killed. Heavy damage was reported at towns marked by crosses and four shocks were felt at Ankara. STAGE DRIVERS ON STRIKE VERGE Portland, Ore.. Dec. 29. OP) A strike of drivers, mechanics and helpers of the Oregon motor stages will be called at 1 a. m. Saturday unless wage demands are met or the controversy Is submitted to arbitrntion. The company operates stages in Salem and Eugene and to various points from Portland. Woge increases of 1V4 mills per highway mile for "outside drivers" and 12'4 cents an hour for employes working inside cities are sought. Ontario, Ore., Dec. 29. IP) Coroner R. A. Racke said an autopsy would be held today in the death of Mrs. Clara Thomas, 5S, found dead yesterday on the kitchen floor of her home, Sheriff C. W. Glenn said her husband, John C. Thomas, was lying alongside her in a liquor induced stupor. He was held pending an inquest. A laboratory test, Racke said, revealed enough alcohol in Mrs. Thomas' stomach and blood stream to cause death. There were no external marks on her body. America Too Icy Camden, N. J. (U.R) Jalmic Cullen, young Scottish stow away, said that he would "rath er face German bullets than the American cold shoulder." Cul len arrived a few weeks ago but couldn't find work so he surrendered to Camden police. He asked to be sent back to Scotland. Notice I will not be responsible for any bill Incurred by any one other than myself. B. B. Wolttr. II RETURNED FOR I Theodore J. Morris. 31, Paul Swearinger, 28, and Edgar Ep person, 19, transients charged with passing of spurious checks in this city, Talent and northern California points, were returned late yesterday from Gooding, Idaho where they were arrested for local authorities. Besides the check operations, they are also charged with de frauding an innkeeper. They de parted owing Camp Withus $40 for cabin rent, it is claimed. In justice court this morning the three waived Drellminarv hearing and were ordered held to await action of the grand jury. According to the sheriff's of fice, the defendants during their stay in this city and vicinity passed more than $200 in spuri ous checks. They also passed bogus paper at Dunsmuir, Calif., and Burns, Ore., It is asserted Deputy Sheriff William Gren- bemcr returned the men here. and during the-trip encountered deep snow on the roads. ' QUALITY OF SLEEP T IMPORTANT Columbus, O., Dec. 29. UP) Six hours of high quality sleep will leave you feeling bet ter in the morning than eight hours of restless slumber. Weston A. Bousfield, of the University of Connecticut, de clared today in a report to the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the quality of sleep was more important to your feeling on awakening than the number of hours. Regularity of sleep Is also highly conducive to a feeling of well being. Leaps Moving Auto Butte, Mont. (U.R) Basil Si mon, while driving on Highway No. 10, slowed down because a big deer seemed to constitute an obstacle. The automobile, however, was no obstacle for the deer, which took it in grace ful stride for its full length and height and then , finished off with a jump across a 10-foot bank. Closing time for Too Late to Clas. slfy Ada Is 1 :30 p. m. OF WAR DEBT PAYING Washington, Dec. 29. (P) Rep. Smith (D., Wash.) an nounced today he would intro duce on the opening day of con gress next week a bill to relieve Finland from making further payments at this time on her debt to tho United States and to loan her the amounts she already has paid. Finland borrowed $8,281,926 and has paid $5,656,598. Her debt, with Interest figured, now stands at $8,142,990. (Her regu lar semi-annual payments have been practically all Interest). IGNAT Tokyo, Dec. 29. P) Pre mier Gen. Nobuyukl Abe, In an interview in Japanese newspa pers today, declared the cabinet had no intention of resigning, despite a resolution presented yesterday by a majority of the house of representatives unof ficially suggesting the cabinet "consider" such a step. Abe said the government was concerned solely with disposi tion of the war In China and readjustment of foreign rela tions, and could not be troubled by "maneuvers of professional politicians." College Barnyard Pays Portnles, N. M. (U.R) Add to the list of schemes for working one's way through college: rais ing chicken and selling eggs. Joseph GabaUlon is paying part of his expenses at Eastern New Mexico college from proceeds of his "college barnyard." With Pen Knife Whitefiold, N. H. (UR A 150-pound doc crippled Itself when It crashed against his car. so Murray C. Clement chased It, tossed it to the ground with a half nelson and ended its suffering with a pen knife. GLASSES Dr. R. M. Hood Optometrist Sparta Hldf. Main and Rlmstde. Hertford. Ore Skillful Stnlce Rraionahlt P.-lr CUT RATE DRUG Corner Main and Central Telephone 66 Mail Orders Promptly Filled WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATES 1 pound Whitman's Sampler $1.50 2 pound Whitman's Sampler 3.00 1 pound Whitman's Milk Chocolates 1.00 1 pound Whitman's Falrhlll Chocolates 1.00 2 pound Whitman's Falrhlll Chocolates 2.00 1 pound Whitman's Chocolate Asstd. Nuts 1.50 SALE OF SUPER VALUE DRUGS AND SUNDRIES Bronie Spotlight Bed Lamps 49 Streamline Household Electric Irons OS? Two Slice Bread Toasters , 9S Shoe Trees, Ladies' and Men's 23 Hot Water Bottles. Challenge -...Silt1 Olatsen Halibut Llvtr Oil Capsules, 50's tj) Olafien Halibut Liver Oil Caupsules. 100's 7 Olatsen Brewer's Yeast Tablets, 100's 35c Vlck's Vapo Rub 27 75e Vlck's Vapo Rub 30c Vlck's Vapo Rub 2 tC 50c Vick's Nose Drops -...; 5 ounce Syrup of Figs Il 1 pound Mailed Milk, Chocolate or Plain 39 TOBACCO SPECIALS CHEWING TOBACCO Clipper. Cllmav, Honey Cut. Days Work, Brown's Mule, per plug J 5 POUND TOBACCOS Edgeworlh 07 Prince Albert and Velvet Union Leader and Q. Washington 5 j Model and Granger ...G0 CIGARETTES Camels, Chesterfield. Old Gold 50's SO Book Matches -f. Agents for Whitman's Chocolates and Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics 39c 66' 24 31c MilkMagneeia ab'"aG DJER-KISS TALC 35c Six . . . . PONDS CREAMS 55c Si 3J-OI. . MAR-O-OIL 1,00 Shampoo . . Cleansing Tissues Perfection, 500 t . Wlldroot Hair Tonic HAM OiteOe Sif TOOTH PASTE 19c LAVENDER LOTION "JJ. Mary Lakee 6-OM. mtw MAYBELLINE 75c Matcara . KLEENEX Tiuuet' 63c 2oo'$ 2,r25c 59c 59c 23c 24c '.24c LISTERINE 73c Antiseptic . BAYER ASPIRIN Bottle 100 . . . Hydrogen Peroxide rait Pint . CRWCastorls, 3-oi. The Children e Lax. CASCARA QUININE Hill tJOe Site EPSOM SALTS 1 - I -lb. Medicinal . . 1JC MIDOL TABLETS nn SOc Site OOC RUBBING ALCOHOL ft. Fall Pint lTFc !Oe PHILLIPS an. MilkMagneeia . . 0 tl C LYSOL Ditinfectant3-o. (Ha 4 ounce Glycerin 130 5c Cough Drops 2 for 5c 60c Alka Srltier O Mann's Annual Ready-to-Wear Clearance Sale Brings January Prices Days in Advance on Fall and Winter Wearing Apparel for Men . . . Women and Children . . ! Velvet Robes off Ths After Christmas Clear ance would not bs complete without this Spselal on Velvet Robes. Hers are plain shades and lovely prints in Wins, Royal, Black and Green. Wrap around styles featuring new sheering effects. Regular $12.95 $951 IIIIHIIItlMlMIMIMIMt Children's COATS COATS HALF PRICE! Richly furred and trim sleek unfurred models grouped together to make this Half-Prics Coat Sale the talk of So. Oregon. Coats from America's finest makers in both sport and dress types featuring winter's newest shades and fabrics. All Half-Prlcs tomorrow. Regular $19.95 Coats $ 9.98 Regular $29.95 Coats $14.48 Regular $39.95 Coats $19.98 Regular $49.95 Coats $24.98 Regular $59.95 Coats $29.98 Regular $69.95 Coats $34.98 This Sale Includes Our Exclusive Rothmoors! off DRESSES HALF PRICE! Here's interesting Clearance Sale news from the Junior Shop. Children's all-wool fall and winter coats at one-third off. Plain weaves and novelty tweeds in youthful princess styles. Soma with leggings and capes. Sites I to 14 years. $ 4.98 Coats at $3.32 $ 5.98 Coats at $3.99 $ 9.95 Coats at $6.63 $12.50 Coats at $8.34 JR. SHOP. SECOND FLOOR The dress shop joins the apparel clearance with a sensational Half-Price Dress Sale. Fall and winter wools and velvets in dressy models and styles for sports and office wear. Many of these dresses have adorable little jackets and feature new trims and colors. Your choice. Regular $10.95 Dresses $ 5.48 Regular $14.95 Dresses $ 7.48 Regular $19.95 Dresses $ 9.98 Regular $24.95 Dresses $12.48 All Fur Coats Vz off From our own complete year-round fur section comes this great one-third off sale . . . a sensational and generous reduction for this time of the year. Visit the fur department tomorrow, pick out one of these lovely coats. The cost is low considering the quality of a Mann's Fur Coat. Listed below are the iurt and sale prices. Look them over before you buy a fur coat. $239 Dyed Squirrel at $165 $129 Dyed Skunk priced $96 $89 Sealine Coats priced $59.33 $169.75 Dyed Marmot $113.17 $300 Silver Fox Chubby $200 1 I I V t iHiiiiMiirimilii KllMiriitiiiiiiiiiiiiiflliiiiiitiMiinilll ' lllMilHlllliHIIIIlHIMIIII 1 imilM $159 Mink Dyed Muskrats $103 $369 Russian Kolinsky $249 $100 Pieced Squirrel $66.67 $1 19.75 Red Fox Chubby $79.83 $299 Dyed Fitch Coat $199.33 New Store Hours Attention shoppersl New store hours effective Saturday, Dec. 30th. Starting on this date this store will close Saturday night at 6 o'clock. Starting Tuesday. Jan. 2nd, the store will open at 9 in the morning and close at 5:30. 8 o'clock on Saturdays. MANN'S, SECOND FLOOR HtlMIIIIIIMIIII Hat CI earance The Millinery Department announces a mid-w i n t r clearance on Felts and Fab rics at $1.00 and $1.98. In cluded in this hat sal are Brims, Pills, Casuals and Off-facers. Regular values to $5. $1.00 $1.98 and each mtiiiiiiiiititiiiiiiimmti Shoe Sale Womens & Misses Sport Oxfords In this $2.69 group of Wo men's and Misses' Sport Oxfords are medium heel black and brown leather oxfords with crape or leather soles. Quality sport shoes at a bargain price. values to $4.95 $269 MY V if. SUIT SALE! A 50 Suits from Regular Stock if-jfi 1 a T T 4 T 11 T . t-n. i- -s. . Attention Menl If you are interested in paying just Half for a new suit, see these tomorrow at Mann's. Here are SO light and dark colored suits from our regular stock and just Half-Price. Tweeds, gabardines and worsteds in single and double-breasted styles (not all sites) but marvelous values. OVERCOATS ' For our annual After Christmas O'Coat Sale we have taken every coat in stock and grouped them into three attractive price groups. Included are new Polo Styles. Wraparounds. Raglans and Half Bells In all-wool fleeces, coverts, tweeds and other warm overcoatings. New colors. Silk linings. Buy your o'coat nowl Three Special Sale Prices $4.95 $21-95 $24.95 MANN'S STORE FOR MEN WARM'S STORE CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT AT 6 O'CLOCK ' t
