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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1929)
MEDFCVRTTi TkiXTL TRTTuTSTJ. rF,TVFOTD, (YREflOX, SUNDAY, JUNE HO, 1920.- PAOE SEVEN" FORD SUI STATE DUTIES AN ; ISSUE IN BRAZIL8 j YACHT SEIZURE BREAKS UP BANK BANDIT GANG i. 5. AMTHUM . . 4 A ItlO JANIKKO The recent refusal of the supreme, court of Hra7.il to grant an Injunction to Henry Kord against dm its un the Importation of rubber seeds from iiie state to nnulher, has served in draw attention to the, multiplicity of these Interstate tariff walls in 1 im tsfl. The constitution of the country, like that of the lTnited States, prohittits these levies but j the provision has been honored : more In the breach than In the ob- 1 servanee. In refusing the- Ford petition, the, high court explained that the find-! Ing was based entirely upon the ' faulty form in. which the request J was offered. Lawyer believe that i if a technically correct petition is! presumed to the. court, the state of j Tail's tariff on rubber .seeds will, be declared uneoonstitutlunal, giv-i inn a basis upon which to fight sim- ; liar impusis throughout the repub- , lie The discussion, has brought out that many cities hay followed the examples of the states und have plaeetl taxes upon products coming into their limits, tlie duties being si th ilar to the "octroi" taxes of l'aris. Along some of the railroad llnesi especitlly those, north of tins city, duties nave been levied on goods in transit, even when the goods are in car load lots. Kecently un American frit can ning company sent a representative to Jlrazil to look for sites for new plnntai Ions and canneries. tto found several tracts that appealed to him but wuh forced to discard; them when he. learned that the ! Portland is not an altogether canned products would be subject ; disinterested spectator of the ear wig war that is raging in Seattle. Portland a.ho has earwigs, a dirf- , ... ... - - .... .- well as King Alfutisti. This foml- I nt'ss is the subject of a story which Spaniards tell with great ' misto. UiiKt'it 'ictoriU Kuetiie, Mnulish horn wife of the kin, re- and thu low wt-p of t:ie cently remonstrated with her hus- ! Kvery bench Ik rilh d. Long cur band uIhiui dipping hin churro in i ing linen of rather t"it. ea 'his coffee, but Alfonso. Klauuch ; people, their emotions reduced Their faces are soiled, their bodies shadowy figure of a man. are thin, but their eyes have ' A man with distraught eyes snatched a brief moment of hap stareu into the lump-lit dusk from ptness from the- green of the grass beneath a shock of wild, upMami- , nationalist. Is said to have re ; marked that he only felt sorry if it wasn't done in Kngland because , they didn't know what they were ; missing. I The traveling American may ; not, however, eat with his fork in j 111 is right hand unless he w lubes to j be considered Insular In his eating : habits. The fork muM he manipu- ; luted here with the left ham), as ' I is done generally all over the ' continent. 1 simple feelings by the heat and toil of the day. A girl in a red dress flumes through the dusk, a long bright curve against the dark line of the bench. lieside her hovers I he lag hair. 1 lis body is a huddled muss of shadow. his lou arm lli-s Mil eU'iied along t be buck of the betn h. T;ic thin, long hand ,d;oi'ps liti;ply w hue, startling ;gaiiisl it?: ibirk background. A heavy faced shopkeeper sits in s ggy, relaxed quiet, bis lurge, j bovine eyes turned to Die dimness of ii'ee4 and wiass in tile wistt'til- ih'ss of some far away memory, oi smite equally far desire. Near by the cool spray of the fountain spangles the air, bringing some thing of sheer beauty to the weary crowds from u city street. The fitt-breasted pigeons strut and con in the last dim day- The eutulpa hoolms are pale smudgctt in the grass, behind the long linen of quiet, crowded benches. It in a surprising, serene sort of hour to find in the heart of u city. i Mneinnat i Knquirer I. Popularity of Iteno oh n divorce , I capital has lt d to inauguration of I a til -weekly air service between j : California and Nevada, The line j Is called the "Alimony Kxpress." June Evenings AtimtauA Pirti Ptoio Two msn and a your.g girl were orrcstcd in San Fr;;:cisco attar leaving llicir DO foot motor boat (right). Lloyd Sampson co:.fcc;cd to in 512,000 b;.i!; ha!Jup in Ccrlicicy, Cal., police roport. A larg arcenal and cuitcases of currency wre found in their quarters. Tiie trio, top to bottom: Ethan Mc Nabb, Mrs. Lita Sampscll and Sarr.p;cli. T!-.cy arc wanted in other cities. More About; Earwigs taxes in several chits through which they would have to pass to reach the sealiord. PANTRY TO STAGE LO'XnON! WrS A 1 7-year-old pit hoy from a Welsh mine has exchanged poverty and coal dust for fame and gold through the discovery that he possesses one of the finest "tenor voices in ltritaim Three- yeuut ago Tommy Sandi laiiOrt wuh thrown out of employ ment when his mine closed down, lie came to London and got a job as a pantry boy in a West End hotel. Tommy sang tin he worked. A concert manager, who was staying at the hotel, chanced to overhear him and immediately hooked the hoy fof a National Sunday league concert. Tommy knew only three simple songs, hut he made such a success mai he wus offered other engage ments,. The manuger sent him to a teacher for training, and now Tommy sings arias in Italian. 1 attle. From hte oberya.t ion he t 'says that the insects eat the bait I but go on to new depredations ! against flower beds and other I , vegetation. The poiwm mixture, : i however, is not the t-eme that is being uaed ill the ,fiict;l cam paign in Portland, nor does It cor respond to any the commercial ; poisons on the market. I It seems certain that whauverj methods are used, extermination of the earwig will be a slow ami ; 'difficult process. The beetle sug- ; gestien sounds promising, but it : will require time for the beetles j to increase in numbers until they pe with the earwig p Unction it would willingly forego, even though shared by compara tively few American cities. When the noise of combat ceases nnd Ithe smoke is cleared away by the 1 Puget sound breezes, Portland : may he. in a position to profit jlVom facts developed by the pres ent embroilment, which began in jthe city hall and has now reached ithe courts. .lust now a Kuropean beetle, under the scientific sponsorship of ,a whole. Dr. L. A. Howard, chief Professor Trevor Kincaid of the !0j me federal bureau of cntom.d- ALFONSO GEDUNKS SPANISH DOUGHNUTS i I MAUKI I. Visitors to Spnn henceforth need not fear to follow the national custom of "gcd diking" the luscious churro, a spe -ics of fiweet doughnut, in c.itiec. It Is quite good form and they will only he following royal example. It is related in circles close to 1 Utile rooms over the stores, There Is a Little uptown park j where fat breasted pigeons strut t the curving walfcs, and the spray of a fountain gives the city baked air a slight touch of freshness. I'atalpa blooms fall on the pave- ! mems and sometimes there is a smell of new green grass. 1 I AH about this tree-shaded bit of , ! park where the pigeons strut and : the cat a liia blooms full, are the! crowded, twisted and shabby streets of a poor huslnusH and resi ! dential district. All day long the I small hot rooms above the stores I spew forth Into the streets hordes of thin, shouting, dirty-faced chil-1 djfen who dabble in the gutters, I discovering untold treasure dear tot he gamin hearts of them. They ' duuh nimbly among the hot, hur ried crowds, making fun for them j selves, running errands. Weary , Luftking shopkeepers lean in the doors of the pinched little stores and look wistfully toward the J dusty, inviting green of the little j pa rk. ' Heat, turmoil, and. In the heart j of the discouraging endlcssucsH of 1 il all. a green hit of u park, and the cool spray of a fountain. It is a kindly parkr The gracious ' curves of Us wide walks are lined j with green beimhes, never empty. The end or the day draws them j out, the weury shopkeepera und j the .men and women from the hot i The i THE NEW FORD TUDOR SEDAN (F. O. B. Detroit, ptm chsrtr fur frriitht and dWivfry, Bumpirri And ijwrc tit t Kxtia.) royal palace tnat none likes coffee-dipped churro quite so hi hir. in the are there, too, June cool of the reveling evening. University of Washington, in in favor at; an effective antagonist of the earwig. The oeetle is a preda tory insect, which bears the, ap pellation Pterostichus Vulgaris. It attacks and destroys t he earwig which is equipped wit li pinchers to defend itself against smaller ami less voracious foes. The . black beetle, of Kincaid beetle, as it is called in Seattle, y. not to be con tused with the enemy pest that is being propagated In Portland un der the direction of 11. Atwell, in charge of earwig control, latter Is a small fly who.;e Freedom, Not Economy Is Spur to Home Owning hatch inside the earwig and pro duce an internal parasite. Kventually the parasite or the predatory beetle may spell the doom of the earwig. Professor Kirn-aid believes that It is much more effective than the poison bait which is being used In Se- ogy, has reported that I lie black beetle which kills the earwig has caused d a m a g e to strawberry plaiU.ings. iu- Kuropiv That is something which would bear in vestigation before any effort is made to Introduce the beetle into the Portland situation. Jt i;: probably true that poison, as well as enemy Insects, destroy great numbers of earwigs, but so far they have not approached eradication. Meanwhile, m a n y methods of fighting them have -The been suggested, and the housc "gg : holder who will devote a little time to the attack can keep them from becoming a serious nuisance. Portia ml Oregonian). To remove the burned crust I from a cake rub gently with a piecr of fine sandpaper. 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A thirty-minute demonstration will convince you that there is nothing quite like it anywhere.in design, quality and price. . Roadster, 450 Phaeton, 460 Tudor Sedan, 325 Business Coupe, 525. Coupe, 550 Spurt Coupe, with rn-iiblc seat, 550 Tordor Sedan, 625. (All prices . o. b. Detroit, plus charge for freight and delirtry, Bumpers and spare tire extra.) . C. E. GATES AUTO CO. Sixth Street and Pacific Highway Phone 141 What are the principal urges uderlyinir Americans widespread I & efforts to attain home ownership-.' j Spiritual advantages take prece- ; dence over material gains, accord- i lnir to tht result: of :i one.-Uioil- tionar building and loan associa tions and reported in the Ameri- jpllj can Home. It is the wish to he ( free from the dictation of a laud- I lord, and the desire to provide i greater safety and comfort for1 thu children, that Impel most j people to save money fur perma- I Dent homes. ' In aditdlon to personal privacy and freedom and bettered condl- . tions for the children, the re- ! spouses put a sense of achieve ment in gaining a definite and recognized standing, the pride of ownership, anil the satisfaction of attaining it, high on the list. The material aspects of home owner ship, the enforced saving, the building up f an investment, tile getting of a tangible return lyr money spent, proved to bu of sec ondary consideration. I Find Nalnj:s Over IVn IVr CVn The strength of feeling back of 1 these answers is concretely indi- ! h cated by the Information given regarding the percentage of in oome being waved toward the ac quisition of n home. The associ ation which sent out the ques- j Mi tiontiaire had considered a saving ; of 1 a per cent of the income to I be fcntifii...i-v ,.n,l li -i .t toL.in ft I . for granted that regular savings "'ir naruiy possioie mucn net ore : middle life, Uut the requests f'"i j infoi nuitlon on the percentage of income that was saved apd the ; period of which regular savings wero begun brought surprising j results Savings of 1 ft per cent of the j Income were found to be low rather than normal, for the bulk , of tin answers placed the figure ' between 1 1) per cent and 35 per cent ; furl her, regular savings were shown to have been heun during engagement days or at marriage. f Spreckie Dead YONKKKS. N. Y.. June 29. Louis Sprecklea. ti- widely known sugar refiner and for years penernl manager of the Federal Sugar it" fining company fn Yonl;ers, died today of a heart attack. PHII.ADKU'HIA. Fa- Juno 20. (P Evidently H is unnrc i ssnry lor a Juror in Fee a witness ti 1'mUh hit reliability. 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