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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD
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OREGON'. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1940.
HIGHWAY 99 UNFIT
FOR MILITARY USE
CLAIMS REP. MOn
Oregon Congressman Rec
ommends Billion Dollar
Defense Road Program
Seattle, Sept. 17. (IP) More
than 500 state highway official.
In convention here today, were
advised that the European war
ahould be a lesson to America
of the essential part highway!
play In any major attempt to
Invade North America.
"The German super-highway
aystem permitted the lightning
movement of nazt motorized and
mechanized equipment, w h 1 1 e
the congestion which occurred
In Belgium and Holland when
forward-moving military equip
ment encountered stream! of
refugee! moving back from the
battle zone, made impossible the
efficient operations of the de
fending armies." said Capt. A.
W. Brandt, public works super
intendent for the state of New
York, in a paper prepared for
the convention.
Mott Urges Spending.
' Rep. James W. Mott, (R.-Ore.),
member of the house roads and
riaval affairs committees, rec
ommended billion-dollar de
fense highway program, In ad
dition to the regular federal aid
highway bill.
'If war should occur tomor
row, the congressman assert
ed, "It would be a military tm
possibility to move an army
with Its tanks, artillery, sup
ply trucks and other equipment
over U. S. highway 89 irom
Seattle to San Francisco.
He proposed financing by the
federal government of 75 per
rent, "and perhaps as much as
80 or B5 per cent of the cost
of defense highway development
so that state financing of the
regular federal aid road pro-
cram would not be impaired.
He asserted "the states must
by all means retain ' control
''over the defense roads."
Quick Action Needed.
Mott said the special high
way financing was necessary If
the nation's main highways
were to be brought quickly to
standards specified by the war
department. For roads within
army and naval reservations,
necessitated solely by military
considerations, he proposed fi
nancing by federal funds alone.
The Oregon congressman said
the federal government, in the
past 17 years, had collected
$2,000,000,000 more from road
users than It had returned to
them In federal aid, adding:
"With a willingness on the
part of the federal government
to expend at least as much for
road-building as it collects in
special road taxes, together with
whatever additional amounts
may be necessary solely in the
Interests of national defense. I
think we can solve the problem."
prises in store for those who
come early.
Thursday night the Youth
club has its meeting, followed
by a free dance.
Friday night the Harmony
club holds a very short meeting
and the visual education ma
chine will then be used with
several programs on hand that
will be used as time permits.
Everyone is welcome at all
these affairs-
FOR ENLARGING OF
E FIXING INI
OPTICAL BUSINESS
LIVESTOCK
Portland
Portland. Sept. 17 (AP) Uoi:
500; market unevenly steady to 16c
lower; good to choice 170 to 318-lb.
drive -Ina mostly sa0S.7; lew
down to 0 AO. 1 carload 88.86; 3iO
to MO-lb. 88.00 a 8.iA; ltnt llgliu
mostly sa.OuaS tt: packing sows 84.40
6 0u; tew luast feeder pigs moo.
Cattle 230; calves 36; market rath
er alow, musUy steady; S loads good
to choice R7-lb. CalUorrna red steers
11.00; odd bead common to medium
tteera 7.008 7S; (ew stockera 87.40
ej8.2S; common to medium betters
88.OOu8.00; cutter to common cows
83.74 8.28; lat dairy type cows IS JO;
soma held higher; medium to good
beef cows 86.74 $846; strictly good
young beef cows quotable to 67.40;
Sixty-eight Individuals and 29 common bulls 65.75 600; fairly good
7',c; II par cant SlVjc; 14 per cent
USe.
Today's car receipts: Wheat S7;
barley S: flour S; corn 10; oats ;
hay 0; mUlfeed 3.
Chicago Wheat
68 Individuals, 29 Corpora
tions Accused Anti-Trust
Action See Conspiracy
New York. Sept. 17. (IP)
Chicago, 8pt. 17 (API
Wheat Open Huh Low Jlone
Sept. 74 S 78 ' 73 '4 78',
Dec. 78 77i4 78 77
May 77'i T7"i 77 77i
. G. S. BUTLER
Alice Barron Butler, wife of
G. S. Butler, prominent Ash
land pioneer, passed away at
noon Monday at her Granite
street home after a lengthy 111
ress. Mrs. Butler was born Feb.
22, 1857 in a log cabin on the
ranch southeast of Ashland
Known as the Ed Barron place.
Her parents, Major Hush F
Barron and Martha Barron,
were early settlers In the Ore
gon country.
She was married to Gwln S
Butler on Nov. 2, 1879.
Besides her husband, other
Immediate survivors include
two nieces and two nephews
Isabel Barron, Austle Barron.
George F. Barron and Hugh
Barron, all of Ashland.
Only funeral service planned
for the late Mrs. Butler will be
at the Presbyterian church here
at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Sept. 18
Entombment will be in the
Mausoleum.
A special committee appoint
ed to devise ways and means of
carrying on the work for boys,
which was Instituted last fall In
Wesley chapel, presented to the
congregation of the First Meth
odist church Sunday a request
for funds to buy added equip
ment and tools.
Everett Faber, presenting the
appeal, found a ready response,
the minimum amount asked be
ing over-subscribed. An addi
tional room for shop work will
be opened up and hand tools,
another lathe, a Jig saw and a
motorized carver will be added.
A number of new games also
will be secured for the game
room.
The work Is carried on under
supervision of R. J. Bills and
Is free to all boys in town. The
purpose Is to provide a proper
rendezvous for boy! who have
idle hours of evenings and
would like an interesting and
proritame place to go.
While the rooms will be open
of evenings this week, the new
tools and machinery will not
all be in place before Monday
night The rooms are open for
use at 7 p. m- on Mondays, Tues
days, Thursdays and Fridays.
Should enough girls desire it.
they will be given one evening
a week. Some, It is believed,
may be interested In wood carv
ing.
GET INSTRUCTION
Definite plans for the 1940
sale of the little Christmas Seals,
wnicn unance the battle against
tuberculosis, will be outlined
Thursday in Grants Pass, where
Miss Elsie Wltchcn is scheduled
to conduct the annual confer-
ence for instruction of worker
Attending from Jackson coun
ty will be Miss Helen Bullis,
county chairman, Mrs. R. E.
waiKer and Mrs. Marcua B
Woods of Ashland; Mrs. Lottie
Van Scoy. Eaale Point: Mr.
Jean Boye, Gold Hill; Mrs. Roy
Martin, Jacksonville; Mrs. Stuart
Porter. Phoenix; Mrs. Henry
Pringle. Medford; Mrs. Eva Se
gessman, Shadv Cove: Mr.
J. C. S. Weills, president of the
jacKson county Public Health
corporations engaged In the op
tical business today were charg
ed with violation of the anti
trust laws in four civil suits
filed in United States district
court.
The suits, filed by Assistant
u. S. Attorney General Thur-
man Arnold and Special Assis
tant Samuel S. lsseks, alleged
the defendants engaged in a
conspiracy to fix unreasonably
high and non-competitive prices
for spectacles and other optical
supplies.
In the first of the suits, the
attorney general's office said,
substantially all of the import
ant companies In the Industry
are alleged to have entered In
to a general combination and
conspiracy to fix prices on prac
tically all of the spectacles sold
in the United States.
Major Firms Cited
Two of the countrys' largest
manufacturers and wholesalers
of optical products are named In
the complaints the American
Optical company of . South
bridge, Mass., and the Bausch &
Lomb Optical company of Ro
chester, N. Y.
The government contends
that these- two firms were able
to dominate the entire Indus
try because of their control of
80 percent of the manufactur
ing business and 70 percent of
the wholesale business.
:.cef bulls held up to 87.00; good to
choice vealera HO 00 (11.00; aelecta to
811-60; few common calves 88.00aj7.00.
Bheep: 200; market ateady; few
good to choice truck-In spring lambs
to 0038.23; feedera 87.00 7.33; good
to choice shorn lambs 87.25; common
grades down to 8800; medium to
good awea 43 408)3.34; culls down
ward 8100.
RALPH A. BOTTS,
VETERAN, PASSES
Ralph A. Botta, 53, world war
veteran and a resident of Med
ford for the last 13 years, passed
away In the veteran's hospital
at Roseburg Monday afternoon.
Mr. Botts was born at Hen
derson, Minn., March 10, 1887
He served his country over seas
during the war. The family
came to Medford from Carring
ton, N.D. He was a member of
the Medford lodge of Elks. For
some time he taught music and
manual training in the Jackson
ville schools and had formerly
taught at Butte Falls.
Besides his wife, Mamie Botts.
he leaves two children, Herbert
Botts and Gyncll Powell of
Medford. Also three brothers
and one sister, Herbert. Claude.
Charles and Martha Botts alt of
Minneapolis. Minn.
Funeral services will be held
at the Conger chapel at 2:30
Wednesday with the Rev. R. W.
Coleman officiating. Interment
Sooth ftsn Francisco
South San Francisco, Sept. 17.
(AP-USDAI Hogs: 876; steady to 10c
higher; few 186 to ?35-lb. Callfornlaa
67.80, package 134-lb. 6740; packing
aows 64.76 down.
Cattle: 36: ateera absent, quoted
fully steady. Lata Monday: 3 can fed
873-lb. steers 89.80 38.90; bulk grass
teen 88.75 8 8 3S: two cars good
1,060-lb. graaa cows 67.36. new recent
top. Today: Mostly dairy cows, large
ly 64 .75 4 6-60; cannera and cutters
63.603433; bulls firm, mostly 88.00
7.00. Calvea: Salable none; nomi
nal; good to choice vealera quoted
810 50. 11.50; slaughter calves 69.50
3 1040.
Sheep: 650: active, strong: good to
choice woo Led lambs absent, quoted
9 25; package medium 80-lb. thorn
lambs and a deck 88-35; naif decs
medium 80-lb. yearllrvje 65.75. few
good 66 50; shorn 84-lb. aged wethers
64.75: three decks medium shorn
ewes 63.75, better kind quoted 63.75
Cumu-Wrtght
Oouglaa Aircraft
DuPom . .
Gen. Electric-
Gen. Poods
Oen. Motors
Int. Harveater
Johna-Manvtlle
Kennecott
Monty Ward
No Amn. Avn.
North Amer.
Penney (J. C.)
Penna. R. B.
Phillips Pet.
Radio
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VARIETY OF BUSINESS
WAITING COUNCIL MEET!
The city council will hold a
regular semi-monthly meeting
tonight with a variety of busi-
Iness scheduled for considera
ition. The session will be held as
.unquoted ! usual in council chambers on
-unquoted - the top floor of city hall at 7:30.
Wall St. Reports
Chicago
Chicago, Sept. 17. (AP-USDA)
Hogs 15.000: top 6.83 on choice
around 330 lbs. weights; good and
choice 300-340 lbi. 68.80-80: 350-300
lbs. 68 40-70: 300-350 lbs. 66.10-40,
choice 385 lbs. 85.90; 300-350 lbs.
owe 65 85 4 6.10; 360-450 lbs. 6 40
6.00; 450-500 lbs. 85.00-50.
Cattle 7500; calves 800; bulls ac
Uva and atrong at 87.35 down on
sausage oflerlnga and vealera closing
35-60 higher at 613.00a 13.00; most
western yearlings 69 00-75; with
choice kinds 610.60 and betters: com
mon and medium stockera anted at
87.00 or 8 25: best fed alters early
113.23; 613.85 bid on choice to prime
heavies.
Sheep 6.500: two doubles good to
choice handywelght-western spring
ers 69.15-25: small load natives 69 25;
better kind held up to 69.50: fed
medium weight yearlings 67.68 and
81.75; mulk mlsed lota fat native
ewes 63 00-75; few light weights up
to 64 00.
New York. Sept. 17 ilP) Se
lective bidding was sufficient to
give stocks another mild rallying
fillip in today's market.
Steels, motors, aircrafts, rails
arrV industrial specialties man
aged to teck on fractions to a
point or so despite scattered
proiu selling in the last hour.
Transfers were around 40(1 .
000 shares.
Sentiment seemed a hit
optimistic, brokers said, as bul
letins told of bad channel wea
ther possibly stemming the long
threatened nazi invasion of Eng.
land.
Today's closing prices for 34 select
ed stocks follow:
Al. Chem. & ry , , , ,
Am. Can 97t
A. T. At T. 162',
Anaconda
Southern Pacific
Std. Brands ,
SUJ. OU Cal.
Std. Oil N. 1.
Traruamenc
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
United Airline .
V. a Steel ,
. 31S
. 38',
- 4S
- 'i
- 8j
. 18',
. 36
H
. 73
. 40';
. 151,
. 55'.
Atch. T. At 8. P.
Bcndlx Avis
Bethlehem steel
Caterpillar Tract
Chrysler
. 317.
. 16',
. 30 J,
. 78 ,
. 47
. 77
San Francisco Batter
San Pranclsco. Sept. 17 (AP
CSDAI Butter. 93 score 3He; 1
39c; 90-39c: 89-36i4c
CANAL ZONE ALIENS
SHIPPED OUT TO U. S.
Cristobal. Canal Zone, Sept.
17. (IP) The army transport
American Legion headed toward
Ellis Island, New York, today
with 134 known illegal residents
of the Canal Zone, rounded up
by army authorities.
Cm Mail Tribune want ida.
How To Relieve w.
FEMALE
FUNCTIONAL
COMPLAINTS
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not baive some iigrx of
functional trouble.
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restless, moody ana
nervous lately? Then
try ftmoui Lydla B.
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nerves, relieve monthly patn
(cramps, backache, headache) and
week, nervous, diixy spells due to
functional disorders. Plnkham'e
Compound has helped thousand of
to go
Trjitl
rundown, nervous women to
smuing thru "auscuil tunea,"
Sacramento. Calif., Sept. tT f API
Churning cream butterfat: first
trade 81V,c; second grade 3Ve.
SPECIAL UNITY SERVICE
TONIGHT HAS PEACE AIM
A special Unity Service will
be held tonight at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Clifton will give the Con
secration Service for Peace as
given bv "Silent tlnitv" th.
leaders' conference.
A pot-luck dinner will ha h.M
by the Unity group at 1319 Lo
cust street Wednesday at 6:30
p.m. All Unity friends are in.
vited.
BABY DISPLAY
"Personality
Portraits"
PRIZES
Special Offers
Sept. 5 to Oct. 1
Come In For Further Details
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Portland Produce
Portland. Ore.. Sept. 17. (API
EVwts buying prices: eitras, large. 38c
dos.; atandards. large, 19c; DO med
ium 30c; atandards mediums 19c
doe.
association, which srjnnsnrs th
drive, and Miss Josephine Kop.lwill be in the Medford I.O.O.F
secretary to the Jackson 1 cemetery.
vuumy neaitn department.
Miss Witchen is actine p-r.
tary to the Oregon Tuberculnsi.
association and will come from
Portland for the meeting
LOANSFHlNING
UPPED TO $20,000
Washlneton snf 17
President Roosevelt k..
proved legislation authorizing
"-w individual loans of up to
$20,000 bv ih. r. ..... re
finance corporation "for the de
velopment or deposits of stra
tegic and critical minerals."
Congressional supporters of
the measure snid it ur,,M ...
thorire the HFC to loan as much
as su.uuu additional to corpor
ations and individuals who pre
viously had obtained this much
for development of gold, silver,
tin, and other mineral proper
ties.
An aggregate limit of $10,
000.000 was placed on these
loans.
Assignats were a paper money
Issued in France in the latter
part of the 18th century.
Portland Wheat
Portland, Sept. 17 (AP) Qrsln:
Wheat: Open Wuh Low Cloe
Sept - .73', .73', .73', .IS',
Cash grain:
Oats No. 3. 38-lb. white 834 00.
Barley No. 3. 48-lb. B. W. 83139
Cash wheat ibid):
Soft white 73',c; western white
73'3c: western ml 73c.
Hard red winter: Ordinary 73c;
11 per cent 74'ic; 13 per cent 7,8'4c;
18 per cent 78c.
Hard whlte-baart: 13 per cent
Says Honey Lou
Even before Grandma Jones
told me that
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PLAYWRIGHT McGUIRE
DIES OF KIDNEY ILL
ENJOY NEW TREAT
(Contributed.)
This week the Townscndites
have a treat in store for them
at Dreamland Townsend hall.
415 East Main street, in the fact
that a visual education machine
has been received and will be
ahown.
Wednesday night the machine
will be used for dance music
only, between 8 and 9 o clock.
Come early and enjoy n hour
In this way before the rrgular j
dance orchestra arrives at 9
Odock. There are other sur-1
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Beverlv Hillt Put c.i
Death has taken from the
stage and film scene William
Anthony McGuirc. who wrote
many of the Kloreni Zit'Rfeld
girl glorifying plays and then
won further success In Hollv
wood.
He died yesterday at 55 of a
kidney ailment.
McGuire went to Hollywood
in 19J0. writing a number ol
plays and preparing others
stories for the screen. His most
successful original scicen plav
was -The Great Zicftfeld." and
the most recent, Lillian Rn
sell."
The lion and tiger occasional
ly hybridize.
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