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A. ImkptoojMtt Neoopaoor '
im utter it ajaoYorel.
' Act at Mar , lt.
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tr Mart to A4anM:
. Unit, trite) tiadv, f.......l...tr.B0
; IMUJ, i tundu, MUr.Y.V. .-19
Uallr, omnia suwli, mr... CM
laHf, without Sunday, Mnth.. .68
Wntlr Mall Tribune, dm jut....... 2.-00
SunOor, tot jear-.'. ... 9.00
- Hy t'etrier, In Adraaee In Modford, Aaliland,
JacllomlH, MMnl 'J-utoti rttieoU, Talent, uoM
Bill iw vn mauw.ni
lllllri (lib Sunday. Mfllh.. .13
Pally, without flunot. jaunts, ....... .69
. Pally, vitlwul Sunday om year T.00
paly, olio Sunday, dim rear 8.00
- All tern,- emth In adranco.
. MKIIBKR Of THB ABKOCIATED PRESS
tn-eelilnj rull Leaard Wirt Senka
(be AMotlatad fra la (iflwiirly entitled lo
the wo 'fur puUVaUon of oil moa eUapatehee
Cfolltnl lo It V olhanrbo rrodltMl In ink oaoar,
aim! alio to tho local nam) published bereln.
All ridne for publlcallM of apodal dlipalcbw
terete aro euo reamed. - - '
- vorn flally aforata circulation for all Boniba
ending. Oct. 1, 1DJ8, 0488. v ". 1. i
. Official pi pec of Iho City of Medford.
Official paper of Jackaoa' County.
AafertblQf RcpreientatlTea -
IL C. MOOENBKN 410MPANT '
Offlcaa hr tr York. TMeaio, Detroit, las
rranelsco. Lot Anfelea, Seattle, Portland.
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Ptrry .'
alin -prevails at the reopening
of iho finning wnftoil itTiulaj'. Uift
state game commission hns advised
fishermen ttfat ft will n6t be neces
sary, to" tftkaalonRr-iigh-powere
rifles,' a they might nhoot each
nthw for-. deer, wildcat.; and red
heifora.
. Thomas Iloflln, the eminent
Hrnatoi'iul lilat and biwot of ; Ala
in. ma, alleneH that "agentH of th,e
Pope" Hfot hlH boy drunk on the
wiiy .home from tho -;anal Zone.
The Canal on, at. perhaps you
know, Jh vhi'i'O all good dry Con
roHflmf)n 'Journey for thelu llctuor.
K In highly : prohahlo that young
ThomaB waa "toting tho hootch''
hark for a dry hoIoii tuckered out
from voting for tho J on oh Dill,
and wftH tempted by Hatan and
guztiled H thiniHelf, Under, the in-,
fluence of liiiuor, the youth dem
onstratod that ho can talk moue,
nd Kay Iohh, than hlw Pupa, which
1h quite; an - achievement, "The
..ageniN of the 1'ope" .hud no ,Thore
to dowlth Thomas Ilcflln, Jr.,
making a fool out of hlmnuU', than
Wull'HU had with tho defeat , of
Mr. MoKeft Harkdull -tor Ueniocrn
tlc -County -Central commitU'O
chairman In' lOno, Uiougu Mohoh.
when the voteM wore count,. affirm
ed that "big money had cooked bin
gOOKO." , i. . -i ,..?
IOKTINE tJOUI'M-i WILL, TE
BATI2 -AT ltEUMlUTON, -OR1:.'
(Htlllno Peiiclloton KiiHt Oittron-uii.-j
'. Whiiruln tho muti-lmonlnl
briltln llno'iH fliinir nfnr.
Tho nlr tho unof. M-uok linn lit-un
redolpfit with ttio (Kluur if croonotc
uix). tho Hfiniff Ih u liotiHtly tirf iuii.
- 1 . i.i .,
Unln unrt iilcnk'H are procllotod
for the mori-ow.
. , ' n i.-r u
; A well-known curvo fnlled Mo
stinlKhtflh out An fant iih unuul yd
tei'dny, mid S3 women said; "It's u
mttn driver' ' ' .'
. ..n- Orttnito stt-eot ont run -up- n
noil('d!K, instoiui of a tnoo. Iat.
evehinir. When liutnucd by tho 141-toi-..'
Tito unorthodox uontluut of
thri cat vnn n'' subject- of wide
comment.- t .
IlrthloH of. the cly and volley; are
imIhIiik now molars, while ilonUsts
iti-e yunkliiK them' out of miituiod
huninus. , '
The pa pen tare well . smeared,
with : Horns, concerning-..'T o x a s
nullum, A Now J' oik right clubi
hontoKs, who knows ennuKh notj to
tltlnl; lite present output of raging
drink,' A-lmco -Memplo Mel'hersotn
n nil .her allegedly flirtatious .Muw.
Tho silver lining to this cloud Is
the ' lack of any information for:
throe months, at Iluth Ulder, avl
utiix. . -. .
VI'KI80X INMATK8 OBJECT TO
miKON (I'ortlnnd Telegram.)
Wo thought thoy wodltl, tho un
Kialuful w.rotoliOsI
A iiuitlier was- ctiught recontly
watching her daughter operate a
vacuum ,alenni-. . Hhe with neilr,l
----- In a rooking ohalr, trying to figure
out where the broom was hid.
Mrs. Coleman and Hntmons nt-e
the- pommrwor of hulltltigs an white
us the hoHom of ono of F. liybeo's
Nuturdny shirts.
Kvci-y paper t had 1 see
-J'l'lnts Iheso lines so cheoi fnlly:
Two ..Men Hold for Jtoliboryl .
Murder Sllll a Mystery!'
.Movie Star a Kukldo! .
JlUnhnnd Whipped- His One Day
Mrlde!
Ali-iiluiie 'lirniio Intn Him ami, i
'rJO"n "e "Jiangs - at Jlulf-past
-w ir i Threcl . . ,
Tote 'Arrested- in a. Raid!
(IIH Kinert When Kho Hcrpnnted
-- '. r ld!
fen f .T; Iloily t-'nund In JIolcl Jtoom! "
rf'i'Vv I'ollco Hunt for Missing Oroom! -0:
Helvulunto Was Hoblied nt Fotol
"j::.". fll'irn I Ion 1'roveil Too Late! . ,.- ,
. Alaivy Killed In Jlullroud Wreck!
s-.. Thrill Hliiyei" Olronks Womun'8
n-""i -. '"-vi
' iIjdw Man Stabs Wife and Runs Awayt
k'i Women goes to Chair Today!
Krli-' Alton Hoard dank" with tho Ship!
V": Hoy-Is Jailed 4or Flask on Hip!
" " (llilltl Is Killed When Autos Crash!
Hafo-ls Ulown for Uonds and Cushl
Ounss I'll stick to writing verse,
Huruty i( cannot bo worse.!
(Alliuny, N, v., Knlekurbockar)
Clium of Murk IVslu Deiel '
HANNIBM, Mo, April 13
(Pj Nerval -U'- Brady. , last of
the boyhood playmates here ;of
Murk Twnln, died .tntloy,
Jlrndir. was the "Clull" llrmly
i6' 6t Bumuol Clemens' writings. 1
AWAKE, MEN, AWAKE! v
1A7 &U& pn jlus. pykTrQSKinif.Niibjctjt, pf niii)i(ft cojiitiieiit, oie
j . might 'also eonsU-y (lje cose pt'yr 'pwh, tiie . sister of
Viee-President Curtis. ! ; ' ' ' ; s V '
Mrs; Onnn js another exomple of ,the .truth of Kipling's
t pooh-iiinUiiig discover' .1 hut the female of the species iti morel
ileiidly than llie male.
J Observe ihu poutnrt hctween .Mra. Ctinn and her ineek and
iw.-ii-eiiscin nusiiini.,:.4t noy ucveions uua at an j-.iister am
',',n'M ci. 4.i, 'i,; ..i 4.'. i.V..' i-; ...i. .. i.
i,., ...... tiiii, luuiL inn mm u l biuc ini-Mi--, iiuiil iiiujit ic
yhnked by his determined, better half, and forced t', sit - with
iliis .wife, next to the guent of honor, A few 'weeks before
Wtjcretai'' ..iardinej and Irs. .lardine pave ' a' 'dinner," and;' al
.hoiijfh.JI rs. Oaim was pot licij 'jh'e sisteii-1 of tlie.yice-l'i-esident,
she wroje a nolo to her hostess demanding a certain preocdeiice(
which' wiis f ui.nUy granted. -Ifr. fiann,' it appears, .was greatly
embarrassed, but. he followed alonir."
'. ;, Of course Jlrs. pann is generally coudeinricd and ridiculed.
-.But pioneers in any revolutionary movement are always laughed
at and scorned. And, whether we like it or not, wc are in the
midst of a revolutionary movement, the groat and.' glorious
cause,' not only' of wpmiiiilj rights, bid woman's dominance" : ''
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' . JJrs. Gann'jk a figliter. and, in spite of the raising of eyc:
brotys and the shudders in polite circles, she is determined to
jgei what she wants '.and jlial to
From tlie standpoint of the older proprieties, :she is an obnox
ious nuisance. -Nevertheless,
iyas idso an obnoxious niiiwiiH-e
And wc wager history will .'record Mrs. Ciann secured what she
went after in the way of place cards. , ;
l ''Mrs. Kennedy approiiiiied mc 'iii! the .darkness, of. a movie
thea,tre," laments the aggrifved and disillliaianed i'astor Clark.
There jouha've ijf A grea'v joke,''pf course; But only those who
fail to cojnprelu!iul ,tlie prophetic, viluo of the first chapter of
(lehesis, the biological fact fliat ii certain female crab carries her
husband around i'n one eju'w, and tiiat 20 lyea'rs ago Bernard
ShavV dramatized woman aSlhc purauer in his interesting com
edy, ',' Man. and Siiperman'' in short, 'only .those who laiigh
xVliile Hire ,iKlicioiis niournwill fail to nolo in these" related
iiieidenlsj a loiiileney of serious itiid' fur-reach in ft frnj t,i-t. ' '
'' ' MHt how far llie ''gonth'l sex" are going, wo don't know.'
Uut (lint they arc .decidedly' on their way is certain.
' Look around you, gentlemen of the jury, and then look for
ward 56 or 100 years!'' Do you 'see no handwriting 011 the wall,
no indication thai great events cast their shadows before f-
If jwt,' then you can take your ilaee with, the" famous and
misfortunate Mule who fiddled while Home burned. " j
OLDEST UNION VET
DIES IN PORTLAND
' ' PO nTfiANiD, 'OroT, ApWl 13. (Pi
Dimru'ri i.. 5illL-Kay, 8rf,: -Sfrh'ci-olnimcd
'to ho the 'oldeH-i nurviintf
Union Army veLeru'n to hrivo boon
Imnrlgonoa at the famous con fed-'
ornto military prfKon at Andcrnon-
villo, Oft,.- died hore hint nlffht.
'Jla wa born In GIuhl-ow, H(,ot-:
land, in 1K1G.
At tho ao cif ;12. McKay wont
to xm on a Jlrltlnh hark. Jn. I8fil
he jailed into Now York and quit'
the hlp; On Novembor I, 'ho
jnlnod Iiurk'ti'a naval hrlsado.
Then ,'ho viu tranHferred .to tho
unioiKKiinlxint Hunnbbaok. Lntof
ho-- becumo .tidcntlflcd with tho
if Oth New York volunteer In
fantry, and while fighting aroihid
Uichmond, was raptured and wont
to Mo He Island prlBonin tho con
federate capital, and then trans
ferred to Anderyonville, where ho,
was-'Imp rUoncd one year, ,
McKay came to OroKQn lit J900
and nettled In MarHhfictd.
SIX MEN PERISH
J.ANSINa, Mich., April. 13. OP)
Hix mtin AvM'm I4inlilvt.,l il,.,il,nvA
dtoun ikllled r In m 'ooffor. dam- col
lapse" fib .thi Woiilh iJUisnn 'Btreet
viaduct hero this morning.
Ktght men woro working about
3u feet, under the level of the
rl-er on the footings of the via
duct on tho south side of the'
river when, without warning,
there was a crash and tho workup
crs were but-led undor nn ava l
nincne or crttsning timnors una
water, . "
' '
SIiimiIh Hubby.
vomr won-mi. Tex., aphi 13.
(PI Mrs. M. Ii". lendrlrks shot and
Jtlllcd her .hifslmnd and killed her
self today tit their farm at Hono.
west of here. Kach was about, 66
years .old. - t
MUTT AND JEFF Jeff Uncle Was Some Egg V ' . ,- . - . . ; ... , ' By BUD FISHER '
Bocks t owe voo J ' F GkH " ,T'",TS ALt XH or06-Tu,eNT for it, gh? . aim'T voiTj as -me s am! : v- ic , 1 , ? "iU -
X KrNJOUj V0U mJzR. V IT'S COCKY TWO NlCKSt-S -EIGHT DrAS, oj6 -THIRTY- SoT M FATH 1(0 mAV V , ' VS-M0N IM FROiVlT 6P f
eKPeCTl TO GCTMT- for fvG I u5 UWWU?S .AMD A p.VT" J I HUMAN NATURC? , ... . 0Mfi.froRTV i" " N : SA MIRROR B.CAJS
' ' " ' ' ' '
which she believes' she is entitled.
history records Jfrs. ' paiikhurst
but she secured votes for women.
SPOIfAN'.R. I Arrnll- 18 tf, An
6regoiiiiaiii Aiileigh;J. Jlnmptoti:
fiupei-inumdom of Astoria schools,
will preNldo over tho Jnlund JCin
pire Kducation association for tho
coming year. . Hampton was nomi
nated ly tho ausoblialon last night,
Itnd his Jioinlnutloti insures elec
tion. -Ho will succeed , Dim JJ, li.
Wleiimnn of Jlclllnghiuii.
O.thor .officers jioniinated were
A. M. l'nce, supcrintentlont .of
Hand Point. Idaho, schools, . vice
,pre,sldent; ,J. A. JJurke, Kpokuna,
executive .secretary; J. p.. llakor,
Dtiveiipoi-t, Wush., tt'onsurer, ,
Kl.AMATU FALLS. Ore.. Anrll
13.P)i-ji,rimiU If. McConiftck,,01,'
lCliipn.th Fall!) plonooi:,.' dleUriliene'
yoaiorttuy niter undergoing a ma
jor operation. Uo:.carntf to Klnin
ulli county in 1SS!) Irani liugeuo. ,
McCornauk sorvod ono tor.m as
county commlsHlonar during a. try
ing period In the county history
and has boon Identified with large
scale agricultural enterprises. , Cor
years. . . . , .
JUSTICE STONE HEAVES
EAST; MEDICINE BALL
WASHjrxOTpX. April 1?. (P)
ustleo,' Harlan iNske Stone, who
once played jfootbajl for Calvin
Coolldge's alma mater, has lots'
of stuff nt sessions of tho medi
cine ball cabinet, as Mr. Hoover
and Hugh (llbson enn testify. The
story Is that ono Slone toss af
fected the presidential wind and
another marked up a diplomatic
nose. .
ASTORIA EDUCATOR
HEIPRESiPT
Personal Health Service
fllfiwl Icttm pttUfadnf to pmontl bttltb tWd 7gtn, dH to dlMMt d'wni v
tmtmrac will be iuwtrd by Dr. Brady U t 9W9tl peU-itddrMMd mnioo la tn-ltmftl-Lcttcra
bogld b btiorf and wrUtat la ink. Owing to th Urge Q umber o! Utttra t
Mivad, only 1 tm can b ktvwmd. ban. Mo reply oaa 1 oud to qaerfe oai aoJora
log to iTktnjctlona. ddrao Vr: WlDtaa Brady, in ear of thia nawapapar.
on i wiisu i had jrsT
A orreHBohdcht t wrltt-st
had Vwn v(.nfyhii " fr ab 'article
nbouf ner'voune8, and at'-last I
found it in your
column. 'But. I
inuHt uuy I am
not much- - wiaer,
than , I wan bp-;
fore. Won't you
now write Home-
thing not o teeh
r-nicai, ho that
plain layman can
understand it.
uh Id (UmpIeriiMiBuago what Jt is,
If not HewUif breakdown . . . " j such ; gadget, , and fatuously think
For years Eifti?r I lost my hear- I Inic they're uettinK soma radium.
injr (in one , -eixr) , I felt pretty
sorry "for, myself for -Jt seemed
to me I was. well - embarrassed,
If not - actually handicapped, by
the impairment. But presently
I realized that with the port ear)
out -of commission my hearing
had actually become more " Rctite
than It was' before I gave ' up
stealing birds' eggs, for often . I
could . detect rales and things in
a chest, whether they wens .there
or not, or at an? rate when other
students or physicians could scar
cely hear them. Then I figured
the defect of hearing was a pret
ty good alibi in some instances,
and altogether I accepted the loss
quite cheerfully. - 1 r'-J
It was the same when 'my hair
began' to go. I actually suffered
pain
first.
about that .catastrophe at
It seemed a . shame that!
one so young and of such - ex
emplary habits, and., all that sort
of thing, whereas I could - look
around and see on aTl ijides scores
or older and wickeder , men , who
seemed to keep their hair on
whether they had ' any. grains or;
not. - But with, the .passing of tho
ye.ni'H and the rising of. tho fore-'
httad 1 heenmo first reconciled
to- It and finally oulto . cheerful
ifhout it. .For one, thing a fellow
can travel light I need to carry
no loothbi-ush. no- comb, and
latterly no hair brush.
But here are times when. I do
wish I had just a good handful
of hair anyway, .
'I am not going to say anything
out of order; I am not even think
ing of cuss words. But plague-'1
take, it, I- can't tell folks who
think they a,''e "nervous" or havo
"nervous breakdown" what ..ails
'cm. ' '' '- 'j
' "Maybe I am unfair about this.
Mayhe I am not quite such a good.!
explainer as I, like to think I
am. , J-et me, see,, yes, I am un-(
reasonable about it, for on glanc
ing back over tho article or ar
ticles to which tho correspondent
alludes I find I neglected to re
iterate that all kinds of diseases, J
both organic and. functional, so-;
called, masquerade under the cloak1
of "nervous exhaustion," "break
down,", "neurasthenia,", and ' so
on. But, plnguo take It onco
more, I have only a wee bit of
space hero, and If I .must drag
In all these fundamental obser
vations every time I try to djs
cuss the subject, 111 v never got
anywhere.. Indeed, ,1 do wisJj I
had some hair. . '
Another time when I miss my
hair tori'ihly is when somo mad
denlntr cynic writes to tell me
hpw allly It is of mo to try
to change tho name of tho com
mon cold to "cri," for when a
person has a cold will it do any
good to call It , hy any other
name? A cynic Is a delightful
follow when he Is reasonably right
but when he is as wrong as th(s
ho Inspiros fond thoughts of mur
der..;. Again I may bo 'unreason
able ahout this; perhaps I have
failed to put the mattor ctoarly.il
Hoiilly it 'is a ' most trying task,
and sometimes I falter .as I con
template the old fogies sitting
nrciiy, stunning P'U., nui nevari
mind. I know I'm right and J
nm, going to keep pegging nway
until not a senslblo soul shall
venture to debate tho point, -i ;
, . Ql'KSTIONS AND ANSWIIKS
I WeU, Mho Would JJo.
One lady -' assures me 'she Is . a
sight, and goes on to specify that
she Is 37 years . .old, 6 feet, S
inches tall-, 3 85 .pounds striped.
' Answcr-r-Hhe .' does .not .uxplnln
whether sho was born that way
or whother.lt is some new ..beauty
fail , she i trying. 1 ; hope tho
serines, are. 'Vertical, howevor, as
they should be' In the. clrcum-
Ktances. Horizontal .stripes would
bo a calamity for a nice Pliinipjlonmt8. wlves. if that makes any
flgiire. would they not? uody y s0 ,,. u beltcr
ailft Savcil liy 'Jiiklivg Thought ' . .
Many thanks for your reply as
Aa.ijrr.Li: ;ioju; jiAiii, -
I, to the. rftdium Juc- luuubuit. ,; Mv
hushitnd was rriot .fnvoriihly.'.in-
llnAfl' tnwn rd ' t tnrlnn tin uau
about to. pay ; over. th,e um: of
when. your answer came, and
hfr All n'nVS ullllU lni' nil Itla fa-lAnu
urhm "nin I .,,,,. T),-(i.lir" ooeo .hnnf'
it - and whatover"01e Doc Brady
says Ja la w here. Mrs.' F. E. j.
: - Answer The way these . Slick
- i or tint aohh radium around one
alnilKht 'imagine, it costs . about-
j $18.60 a' pound. Barnum- really
put it mldly, what?. There are
Especially. , tellla lot:-of noor siinnlotons. (abort
i for, simps), 4?mippod with, "aome
Undo Ham winks at the trick, for
ho collects a. kind of rakeotf from
I Jt. which makes It all richt. , .
? lky Fricml Stays t-p Ijato. .
, My, husbiuid and I havo been
married 11 years and - we are
, happy, but pleas tell me whether
! a perapn can stand to keep late
.hours every .-night., in the year?
No matter "how late I try to sit
up with him he still says he has
to read ... but ho falls asleep
in his' chair, and keeps lights and
radio going and .one night he fell
asleep smoking and , .it. P. 1
- AnswerOh lady, ' .lady, bup
joae 4ie was out tearing around,
nights, then you might have cause
for complaint. Let the poor fel-;
low alone, as long as he has plenty i
of insurance aeainst fire hazard!
tfc'teahd hereafter, and takes goodi
caa-e of you"and the baby.
' The Mctllchic.
' Why do the best hospitals and
the leading: dqctors give: little
medicine, while," doctors new . In
the" profession or without much
reputation give a great deal?
' Answer T think it is a psycho
Inglcal' ti(stioh. As a young doc
tor ' I felt - I .had to fthovel out
4ols of medicine, whether I " be
lleved patients needed It or not.
If is different ..when a doctor
knows, he has. the confidence of
the patient.
Well, mid lion, 'liter's' fills' oil-
vnntiigo in cUiigln' to the old -party
o" .li-t'l'ci'Hoil .ivc stmn lca,n; to bo
M'lrsiislnlnlii'. f)ur government lias
alius treated the il-ndlan pmty
sluibh,v, so , Wlmt Jiin (Vlcc-l'resi-ilent,
Curtis an' ,Jils sister expect?
4 . '
Brisbane's Tbday
.(Continued from Page One.)
mills, is? ttevclopmeut ff niotov
tfucKs tlint save horses, tortur-
j ; , .
" 111 " "ltcr ''J sl'PPery pave
iiieuts, in summer by excessive
heat ''niid lack of water.
M - ' .'
Mr. Stimson. reluses to let the
sqiinhblo about "social precedence.".
Ijiillno ..,,.1 ft..-- 1 I. I
titers and aunts, may sit at table
where they like for all he cares.
Ho thinks that, In a .republic, Mrs.,
Snooks is as good as Mis. Jones..
- Foreign diplomats, 'who' tnke
things seriously, a majority having
nothing else to tnke seriously, de
cide, the .Vice-President's sister.
mnir m. In In ilfttnnf Bha.J .Il'n
Mexico government reveals nn-
i rKtov ie; I This is
1
otter unsucceHsful attempt to, mur
der General Callea, in ctwrge of the
Mexican national forces. . - '
- The ' rebel generals, Escobar,
Manzo. Cru and Carareoare said
to have employed a man and wom
an to blow up the Calles train.
Those who believe Calles Is the
enemy, of religion are surprised: at
bis numerous escapes..
The .mayor' of Johnstown, Pa'.,
seems to have been diligent In bis
business, such as jt was. He goes;
to Jail convicted ,pf extortion. pei
jury,- conspiracy, , misdemeanor In
Jffice i.nd.' -keeping a prabling
w(
..-I
Qyill Poiiittf
Jt's e, case', of . true love It she
quits . a : good Job. to wash dishes
and say, '-Oimme." - - ' - V '. - -
Political machines in. jthe .old
days were bad enough, but they
weren't operated by a trigger. .-. , ,
A-mllllon years of evolution, re-
suiting at last in a race that erects
statues of its most s fllcletit butch-,
ers. . , . ...
In the old days debt was a. dls-
grace. ,Jow people wonder -why
the credit man turned you down If
you aren't in debt. , "
Isn't it strange - that so many
beautiful -women got that way by
using the particular dope that has'
an appropriation for;.e n,d 6 rs e
ments? ' w 1'; ....
It must bo nice to be so im
portant you can-DO-prtlluj with. ,
out seeming a. nobody.
A South Atnridan- Journalist
says Americans aren't wanted down
there. But a. lot .of ..thorn down
.more are wanted back Ji.ome.
. Thero's .always, a trick In it.
They sell you .a car. , or a phono
graph on credit, anil then demand
cash .for gas and dance records..
The. happy medium', obviously, is
a penalty heavy enough, .to -scare
the criminal and light enough to
keep Jhe Jury from bringing in an
Americanism: Throwing circu
lars in the waste basket; spending
money loi- circulars . to " fill the
other fellow's waste basket. '
! A man is sure enough down !f'
he s never out of- excuses,'-
Evcry town has one
me nvm, pos
wither work
"JnP know
sessed. of riches got
of whom people say
more law .than a lawyer,
: Nnture is kind and seldom handi
caps children with the kind, of par
ents who don't want childreorf
Another good way to open
tho pores licforo a massage Is
to hold - tho ' face' 1-4 Incjhcs -above
liot .dishwater: ,-,-''' '
Tho talkies aren't very annoying
to regular movie inns who have
trained themselves to Ignore gab.;
Nature takes away a 'faculty that
Isn't used, says tho scientist. But
you know man would have kept on
using his tail. . -. j . .
.' Jt must be embarrassing to hunt
for ancestors who made their mark
In the i world and discover they
couldn't mako anything. else.
-v Job cursed tho day he .was born.
"My friends w.ere' surprised," ' he
laU-r .wrote In a testimonial, '."to
hear-me speak such ,Hobrev.".;
Correct , this sentence:. "And
when I got well," said he, ';i jUdri't
torget the good resolutions Ivhad
made.". .- ',.,,'
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AT MOTHER'S REQUEST
rillLEDELPHIA, April J8. ffl
Frank H. Thomas, 72,"aild isa
bolla 'C. Oliver,: Tlyi Jiavo,. obtained
n marriage license, one day after
AHss Oliver's mother, died at DO.
"Mother forbade my marrying till
after -she died," . explained Miss
Oliver. .-"She maintained I would I
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Montlily Report of .Red Cross
Ml 1 1. I l'J 1
l )'.s ., . . - 'I
... ... Alini. 9, .iWAV. .; , , ,
'The statlHllcal report for .the
'month of Mnrch "ejhcrtis-'the follow
'.intr itemUed record .of work: .:. '
Office -interviews' a..i:..n.'.r...-t-K.i. &9
Telephone inquiries .., 1 20
Jobs secured for men and .worn-'
en :.r... :.: 10
Towns visited and the Dumber of
.times.jfojr social work: ',
Jacksonville
Phoenix
Butto Falls . ..,...-:,
Talent ,..
Wagner Creek ................a...
i'Potrcl number of towns visited..
PTotal number of ' clients....
, S6
-yTypes . of cases:
Family relief .............
Stranded families
Sjckncsa '.
Transient '..........i....;....-...
Ex-service men t
' C'ooperarlon with cases: . '-...
Snn Francisco Assoc. Charitios..
Oakland Association Charities..
Oakland Chapter, A. R. C
Riverside Chapter, A. R, C........
San Joaquin Chapter, A. R. C
Portland- ehnntpi- A Tt f . .........
21
2
2
10
11
Seattle .Chapter, A. R. C.
Tacomn Chapter, A. R. C :
(FamIly Welfare Bureau, Jndlan
' apolfs :
Portland Welfare Bureau
Red Cross Llitson Rep., an Dir
, ego U. S. V, B
Red Cross Llason Representa-.
tlve, San Francisco....,.., ....
County Court
Jackson County Health :v......
, Relief given during the month of
March Groceries: . ,
Oodward's .....,...,.... 10.22
Basket Grocery 2.65
Hultchinsbn'g .18.43
'Star Market ...;.....v...,.,., 13.24
H. ' E. i Marsh. 2.84
Economy Market ;.ff0
Service Stores .J5.79
Gates ,& I.ydlard! .....,.. 48.80
Phoeplx tercantlle 45.14
Total for groceries for
March v-.,..... J167.91
To'tal for. g r o c e r 1 o s. for.
March .from Jted Cross,
."funds '86.11
Fuel: , . ; , ,
ValleyFuel ...... $ 6.50
Medford Fuel . -22.25
Total -fpr fuel for March t 28.75
Total ; for fuel for March
from Red Cross......; 14.50
Merchandise:
J. C. Penney Co.-. 4.96
M. M. Dept. Store...! 8.10
Scott Woolf .: 1.50
Total for merchandise for
March
Total for -merchandise for
March 'from Red Cross....
Rent:
6.22
DAZED, HURT BY ROAD
PORTIAND, Ore.,' April 13. W)
.Dazed,: -bruised- and unable .to
speak coherently, ' rin 18-yenr-old
girl, Identified as Mabel McDon
ald, was found late last night
lying by the side of the Llnnton
road. A motorist brought her to
hospital here. She . had - been
thrown .from .nn .automobile, she
indicated, .but Avas unable to name.
me 'driver, or ine, machine. ... ;
. Her clothing was badiy torn
and .she,; .had ' received ' many
bruises. , . When she admitted that
the. driver, of -the car had .given her
several drinks, she- was held at
police emergency hospital, for in
vestigation -..by ,the women's di
vision, .. . . .V . ,
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DIES IN LA GRANDE
LA GRANDE, Ore., April 13.
OP) Franklin Villlam NessiyOre
gon nntlvejflon, jdlcd here; jestur
day at the ago of 68 yea'rs. lie
was born in Scappoosc bay In Co
lumbia county, and came, to La
Grande, when a boy.' . He was a
member of the first, graduating
class of the old Bluer Mountain
university In La Grande In 1SS1.
Among the surviving children Is
Mrs. Sudic Mason of Pendleton.
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Mohair Price Drops
. SALEM,' Ore., April 13. P)
Acting upop advices from Boston
representatives, local commission
firms announced a, drop of! five
cents a pound .in buying price for
mohair. The new scale, 45 cents
for long hnir and 55 cents tier
uouml for kid hair, became effee
L1V IIIUUV.
Brawn- & Whito....i..!-...A.M$; 6.00
C. II. Chri8tner.:.w..f j 6.00
Mrs.. Mary' Bauiyi..,;....i'.r..i.- ' 6.00
Mrs. Kate Grlrnsley.. - 16.00
n.-r.- -pitrei.r...!.-..r..''. -TO.oo
"7-
Homer Harvey. ...
16.00
Total for rent for March t 58.00
Total; for vrent .for- March
" ( from Real Cross funds...:..! 40.00
. Trhnsporiationf ; . " . '. i
Southern Pacific ....:... iL. 16.08
Total for transportation for
Marcb .......... 15.08
Total for transportation, for :
Marc-b . from Red Cross '
funds nono
- Rrugs: . v . - : -
Medford Pharmacy . 1.25
Heath's - 2.0
Jarmln & Woods,....:. - . .75
Total for drugs for March..! 4.00
Total for drugs for March
from R. C. funds...f?. ... 2.75 "
JT.-. F. Prcabt.. $ ,' 2.00
Mrs. Lou Jaycok, nursing.. 18.00
Portland Chapter, A. R. C;.. 11.93
Transients'. .'. . ' !
J. X. Cafe
Palace Rooms
LaFonda
15.45
2.60
5.60
Total for transients for
March
23.45
Total- for .transients for
March from Red Cross..
Milk:
Snider's
Gold Seal
23.45
3.76
3.41
Total for milk for March..'i.$ 7.17
Total . for milk for March
from Red Cross'. 8.4 1
Allowances for families ...$ 80.00
Total material relief for . :
March .:..:.4S1.85
Total material relief for
March from Red Cross.... 196.44 y
' Thrift Shop.
The following is a report of the
Thrift Shop for March, 1629:
Twenty garments were given ito
14
persons. Donors to the shoo
were Mrs. Gnrven, Mis.' Gardener,
Mrs. Potton. Mftj, Burleson,. Mrs.
Murrey, Mrs. Alfred Carpenter and
Mann's Store. ;
Cash sales........ .....;;....:., - 64.60
Goods donated... ; .U.J5
Goods worked out.;..-. ;.-.......' 8.40
$ 86.75
..$ no. oo
12.50 .
.'. .76.
Expenses:
Salary ..........
Rent
Refund
I en fir, ,
Total cleared in cash....' ...,:.S 1.35
Total cleared in service........ 23. GO
Respectfully,. ' ' ,
MRS. R. A. MURREY.' M
f WASHIXCTONJ 'At5riI.J!lia'.W
Although official, sources refuse
to comment,, the gossip Is out that
the veteran Sam Rice will be back
in- the Washington "outfield In
place of West when the season
opens. West has failed .to bang
the ball as expected, while Rico
seems as good as ever, ;
Judications, now point to .either
Sam' Jones or. Garland Braxton
hurling the season's opener for the
Nats, with .the .final .choice -probably,
depending upon their show
ing today against the .Giants as
Washington .seeks its fourth- tri
umph in a row .over McGrnw's
iteam. , ? . , , -. ..-, -
HEAVY CASUALTIES
.ONJAPJINElAe
L" TOKYO, April 13. ."-,:(P)'i-:Offi- :
Fiai announcement . today : said '
there were 62 casuailies' in-'' the
mine explosion aboard the mine
layer at Yokosuka yesterday. Of
the 52, seven men were .killed Jn
stantly and three. ..died J later.
Three are mlssjng and five seri
ously., injured, and .34 less .seri
ously injured. . ' ! ," ,
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linnvoii Hcuitcii. ' '
MARVaviLLl-:, Calif., April
(fl) Domino Rcntlllo of Stock
ton f won by a technical knock
out In tho third round; 'tif his
bout with Demon Runyon of"
Portland- here Inst' night. Both"'"
nre bantamweights. A Card . of"
four-round events wns staged un- '
dor 'the auspices of the Yuba.
Sutter Amerlcnn Jegion. f
WEST MAKES POOR '
SHOWING WITH BAT
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