Southern Oregon Miner
SUCCESSOR TO JACKSONVILLE MINER
EIGHT PAGES
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1935
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
COMICS AND FEATURES
More Than a Hundred but Going Strong
Mrs. Anna Hokanson. now well along in the second century of bet
life at one hundred and four, keeps in trim by doing the milking on
the farm near Puyallup. Wash., where she makes her home.
1—Shipyard striker* picketing the plant of the New York Shipbuilding corporation In Camden, N. J. 2—
Manuel Quezon, slated to be the Drat president of the lnde|>endent Philippine commonwealth, photographed as
he sailed from San Francisco for the Islands. 3—Russia's great propaganda plane, the "Maxim Gorky,” which
fell after collision with a small plane. 40 lives being lost.
Novel Jumping Race in Egypt
Italy’s New Army Tanks Are Hardy
FAR FROM IDENTICAL
One of the new model tanka in use by the Italian army Is here shown
about to take a tumble off the abutment of a bridge
Sportsmen In Cnlro, Egypt, recently arranged for a most unusual
lumping race, the contesting steeds being camels.
EROSION EXPERT
Champion High School Debaters
These children, Umberto and Ru
dolph Rios of Santa Catalina island,
are twins, however little they may
look like It. Umberto Is a pure al
bino and Rudolph resembles his
Mexlcnn parents; wherefore they
arouse the Interest of scientists.
The only known albino In their fam
ily tree was their grandmother's
great-grandmother.
The Baffling Vitamin*
Herbert Shapiro and Carl Lundquist of Sioux Falls, S. D., were the
winners in the national high school debating tourney
Vitamin A — Rutter, tomatoes,
whole yellow corn, eggs and green
vegetables. Vitamin B—Wheat, as
paragus, heart, liver, kidney, eggs,
milk, cereal, and green vegetables.
Vitamin C—Raw tomatoes, grape
fruit, lemons, oranges, bananas and
pineapples. Vitamin D—Cod liver
oil, eggs, milk and butter. Vitamin
n n. Bennett, who is director of
K—Wheat germs and whole wheat
grain.
Vitamin G—Dried yeast, soil erosion prevention, has been
milk, eggs, liver, kidney, wheat named by the President to assist in
germs, meat, and green vegetables. the work relief program.
Habit* of
Chipmunk*
The bureau of biological survey
says that in chipmunks, as in most
other small rodents, the male be
come* troublesome and belligerent
In the breeding season and while
the young are being nursed.
The
female, therefore, is obliged to se
clude herself and the young, drive
away the male, and take full charge
of the offspring until they are
weaned. At this time they are able
to care for themselves, and both
male and female may then be seen
ir company with half-grown young.
Shot ’Em on the Run
Several centuries ago, the rul
ing prince of the province of Coorg,
India, often had a condemned crlm-
i’lal brought to his palace for “a
sporting proposition.” The prince
would offer the man his freedom if
be were able to run the full length
of the courtyard without being shot
by the prince as he fired from a
balcony window. Thus the state
saved the cost of an execution and
the prince caught up with his shoot
ing.—Collier’s Weekly.