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Twenty-Fifth Year
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MEDF0RI OUKGOX, FRIDAY, FKP.Ul'AliY Ki, .1!):J1
No. 324
Todav
By Arthur Briiban
Again East to West.
The Reality of Drought.
Romantic Names.
A Great Country.
Copyright King Feituru Bynd, I no.
LAS VEGAS, New Mexico,
Feb. 1:1 This is written on the
train, westbound, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, third
trip across the continent with
in a month. Now passing Mor--ley,
n little place in the bi'j;
state of Colorado near the
place where Dick Wootton
built his ranch house long ago.
He little thought he lived abov.'
a coal mine.
On the right of the track is
a great pile of black dust. Peo
ple live around that hole in the
ground as ants live around a
little hole in your garden path.
Audi most -important, the big
gest, finest building on a hill
in the bright sunlight, is the
public school.
Everywhere in this western
country the school buildings
are finer than any others.
On the left of the track mules
gallop and buck around their
corral, pointing their hind
hoofs toward the sky, waiting
their turn to work in the dark
coal tunnels.
It is hard to realize that nor
long ago in England women
worked in cool mines with tun
nels so low it was impossible
to stand up. They crawled on
hands and knees, dragging
small coal ears attached to
chains fastened around the wo
man ' neck and passing under
her body.
And it is hard to believe that
in this country recently boys
of grade, school ago worked on
the breakers, with bleeding
fingers sorting sharp pieces of
slate from good coal. There is
progress. . ' " ' ' '
Hespectahle New York fin
anciers are annoyed by western
senators. Clamoring for
drought relief. Drought seems
so unreal in New York where
you get anything you choose
to order, alcoholic, and have
the Hudson river on one side,
East river on the other.
Those financiers would
change their minds if they
could' have seen from this
Santa Fe 'Chief" this morning,
just west of La Junta, Color
ado. Dead animals, horses,
cows, calves, lying beside the
fences,, pitifully . emaueiated,
killeii.'by lack of water and
pasture. Fortunately rain is
falling, snow piling Up in the
mountains, and farmers can
look forward to a better year.
There Is interest In every mile
(Continued on Pa Seven)
Abe Martin
we wonoiT now n im ut
Keeper of a gnwlno fillin' Mntloti
I' ftll rohbcil hlin.-elf? lkoMoon
Old not gn t work thl nmrnln a
he illdn'l want A' glnl ir nul-
lljr.
CURE-ALL
Legislature Program Would
Eliminate Property Tax
With New- Intangible Tax
and Increase in Excise
and Income Tax.
SALEM. Koh. 13. (P) Out of a
series of cunft.ri-nce leKlslntlve
leaders ilurlnK the mnt two years
has Krown what is considered well- ;
defined tax program of the pres-;
ent cession. It embraces a group'
of four or five prospective bills
calculated to wipe out completely
the state lax on property next'
year and thereafter by Increasing j
the rate of the present exeise lax,
law from r, to S per cent, re-en-;
acting the Intangibles tax act !
with an 8 instead of a r per cent
rate, and possibly Increasing the j
range of the income tax rate from
1 to 8 per cent Instead of from
1 to 5 per cent as at present.
The assessment and taxation
committees of the two houses have
formulated this program after
calling into conference me mem
hers of the slate tax commission,
one of the conferences being in .
the office of Governor Julius L. j
Meier yesterday. l
it ,1.1a .mini nf measures is
launched the committees will dropj
house bin 174. wnicn pruvmes j
..A.n.nnt ... .1 r.im.r'ih'. Intnnci-;
bles tax law at the 5 per cent rate!
to cover incomes for 1929, and
which was designed to make un
necessary' ' refund of the tax
collected for that year under the
ni.i ... tl.nt wu hplit iinronstitu-;
tional by the supreme court. j
This does not mean, nowevc...
that tbi. tnv rommlttees will sur
render Immediately to the demand'
for a refund. It is piannea m(
inlnH. -nnnthfr hill in the new
group which would authorize a re-;
fund of collections unner
tax act that might be Invalidated
by the courts. An effort will be
nindo to appeal the Intangibles
i..'thi I'dlttxl Hfatrs supreme;
court. Should the court refuRe to
accept the case, or snoum it m-j
firm, the state supreme court,'
then the general act authorizing
..r.,nii wnnl.l hi annlled to
the intangibles collections of 1929. j
After a study of authorities, tax
leaders tnnk there Is no doubt
that, the 'case Im appealable.' since
the s"tate court's decision hinged
on the Interpretation of a pro
vision of the federal constitution.
It Is pointed out, however, that
should the tax commission make
the refund now. or should the
house bill providing for n refund,
be passed by the legislature, the
intangibles tax case III which the
state supreme court made its de
cree, would remain simply a moot
case and probably not be accepted
In tie court at Washington.
... .i.,funuu ,,r the nrnnosal to
enact a new intangibles law with
an 8 per cent rate It Is said that
th:s is not as high as that in
many mates and no higher than
the average.
In their calculations looking to
elimination of the state tax on
property the legislative leaders arc
not considering the 2 mill ele
mentary school tax. which is not
considered a state tax although
It is administered by the state
tax commission.
Assuming that the excise and
personal Income taxes were not
changed and the Intangibles tax
not rc-cnacted. it Is estimated that
the levy on property In 1932 would
bo 4.42K.24fl. My increasing the
rate of the excise tax from r, to f
S per cent It is estimated that
this would Increase Its reiurn i"
the state from about 7in,onn to
$1,120.(100. an Increase of $420,000.
KMlimatod receipts from the In
come tax at the I to 5 per cent
rate are $1,000,000, and at the 1
to S per cent rale $1.2.10,000, nn
increase of $2r.0.000. It Is esti
mated that the Intangibles act at
x per cent would yield tl.snn.ono.
in 1931 on 1130 incomes and
000.000 In 1932 on 1931 Incomes.
This would make n total of $4.
470.000 In new money, sufficient
to wipe out the estimated 1932
property tax of $4. 42. 240. Added
to the approximately $3,000,000
which the excise, Intangibles nnd
income taxes are capable of yield
ing at the old rates the new plan,
it is said, should incrense. the total
returns to better than $7,000,000.
This, It Is believed, will satisfy
the taxpayers who are organizing
t resist property tax collections.
SI SING CELLS
osstVIN'G. N. Y.s Feb. 13.
Charlie Chaplin Is out of Sing King
i and wen piasen. ne
ADVANCED
CHAPLIN ViS
snowing oi nin iHirm '"
convicts nnd made a Kech, telling
them they made him think his
profession was worth while and he
frit well repaid after seeing their
happiness.
WINS FREEDOM AFTER TWELVE YEARS
V V - i
Attonaitj Ptttt rriof
Ruth Garrison (center) was found sane by a Seattle, Wash., jury
Jfter she had spent 12 years in the state ward for the criminally in.
sane for her part In poisoning Mrs. Oouglas Storrs when the latter
refused to divorce her husband. Left to right: Mrs. Laura C. Kurtz,
Miss Garrison, Prison Warden Clarence E. Long and Matron E. E.
Stlllman after the jury's verdict.
BOWLE S TRIAL
NOW ASSURED
Fl
State Will Not Seek Change
of Venue Portland Mil
lionaire and Flame Re
moved to New Jail Today.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13. (P)
The doors of the Multnomnh coun
ty jft.il opened today and Nelson C.
Bowles, capitalist, nnd Irma
Jjouckfl, his former secretary, were
one step nearer their trial for the t
murder of Bowies' wife.
The two, in custody of three ,
deputies, were taken to the Wash
ington county Jail In Hlllsboro
where the murder trial will be
held. i
Miss Loucks today complained
of being ill and upparently suf-;
fered a . recurronce-of. the. nervous
disorder which mado it difficult
for her to walk.
Howies seemed in good spirits
and bade goodbye to his 47 com
panions In the jail corridor. They
wished him "luck."
PORTLAND, Feb. 13. ()
Definite and positive assurance
was had today that the Howies
murder ca.se will be held in Htlte
boro. An announcement from the dis
trict allnlilflv'il ntflf.O Ufi 1.1 1 1l A .it-sto.
will not peek a change of venue
from Washington county, reports
of which had been in general cir-i
culution. The ?nse was brought to
Hillsboro tin a defense motion for!
a change fo venue.
George Mo wry, deputy district
attorney, said one of the greatest
objections the state had against
Hillsboro a the trial city was be
cause of difficulty in keeping In
touch with witnesses because they
would be passing back and forth
between Hillsboro and Portland.
This difficulty would not be en
countered If the trial had been
taken to a city more remote from
Portland.
uVelson f liowle.H and Irma
Loucks, charged with the fatal
stabbing of Mrs. Ieono I'.owles int
November 12. were to be transfer
red to the llilbdioro Jail (sometime
today. . '
HELD JOB SELLER
INDIA N A PO LI H. Ind., Teh. 13.
P) Harry K. Rowbotlom, repub
lican representative in congress
from the Kirst Indiana district,
was Indicted today by a federal
grand Jury on charge of accepting
bribes for using his influenco to
obtain postnffice appointments for
persons in hi district.
The Indictment listed several
counts ngainnt the congressman,
whose home is at Kvnnsvllle, Ind.
Rowbottom, o republican, was ar
rested a few weeks ago on an affi
davit specifically churning the
acceptance of $7f0 for recom
mending the appointment of a
rural letter carrier.
ISH REJECT
LONDON. Feb. 1 1. fD The
house of commons, by a vote of
137 to IS, today rejected the bill
which would have prohibited the
use of alcoholic liquors as bever
ages throughout the United King
dom. Lady Nancy Astor, Virginia's
contribution to the Rrltlhh house
of commons had members of that
august body alternately laughing
nnd gnashing, when sheOook tho
floor in debute on tho bill.
R HILLSBORO SPEED MYSTERY
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Y PLANE IS
ALTITUDE AND
Tests Show It Goes 300
Miles Per Hour at 29,000
Feet Armed Guards
Watch New Air Marvel.
ROOSKVELT FIELD, N. Y.t
Feb. 13. (JF) A naval fightine
plane which observers claim at
tains a speed of 300 miles an hour
and nn altitude of 29,000 feet wna
secreted under armed guard today.
Completed yesterday by the
Curtlss-Wright Corporation, the
ship was tosted by William Cross
well, company pilot, ut Mitchell
field. Croswell took it off the
ground In less thnn 400 feet, dived
It at 350 miles an hour nnd pointed
It toward the sun until it was two
miles in. the n(r. " '
Under cover of night, the plane
was flown iiero and stored pre
paratory to a. trip to the naval air
Htatlun at Anacostla field, Wash
ington for final tests. Army and
navy officers nnd Curtiws officials
who witnessed the experiments re
ferred nil queries to Washington.
Alfred J. Williams, former navy
pilot and speed king, was one of
the few permitted to examine, It.
The ship Is the smallest single
seated biplane ever seen here. It
is powered by a new typo of
Wright air-cooled motor and is
c( nipped with two machine gun
mounts. Highly stream-lined, tho
fuselage" tapers to a V-shape at tho
bottom and the wings are stag
gered to produce speed.
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SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 13. iP) "A
round million dollars ought to be
cut from the salary nnd traveling
appropriations of the stato institu
tions of higher learning," Senator
W. 10. Burke, chairman of the sen
ate wing of the ways and means
committee, told members of the
wtate board of higher education last
night.
The committee gave tho board n,
hc.uring on its budget estimates
for 1 13 1 and 1!32. The estimated
requirements total $9,023,738, of
which $1,231,173 would bo by leg
islative appropriation. Thoe ap
pearing for the board were C. L.
Starr, chairman; l)r K. K. Lind
iy. secretary: E. C. Simmons and
Aubrey Wntsk.
Dr. F. D. Strieker of Portland,
secretary of the state board of
health, appeared for the bureau of
nursing and child hygiene, which
axkfl an appropriation of $22,701.
The committee did not pass on
any estimate. last night.
HEALTH OF JUMEE
TOKYO, Feb. 13. fP A Rengn
j news agency report from Kobe to
day said Aimee Hemple Mcpherson
and her daughter Roberta had
.-.aUed on the liner president Wil
wtn after two days of sightseeing
In Kobe and Klyoto.
Roberta told reporters they were
en route to Hongkong to visit the
'grave of her father, Robert Hem
ple, a missionary who died In 1911.
The Kir! aid her mother was a
hit nervous but that the voyage
across the Pacific had done her
much good.
BENNETT BILL
PUIb uUKB UNcMnnDOCO!
LONG CAMPAIGN
Provides for Primary in Sep
. tember Instead of April
As Now Would Save
Time, Tempers, Gasoline,
and Wind.
SAI.KM, Feb. nip) Senator
M. K. Rennet. 'h bill to change (he
date of 'primary elections from May
to Kept ember found considerable
favor when it camo up tor third
; reading (oday, but was tabled for
j further consideration. This was
; done on motion of Bennett himst'K
i after technical points in tho mens
1 ure had been discussed,
i Senator Heimott said that only
four Htates have their primary
elections in May. Ho criticised the
, present system on m-count of tho
long cumpaign period which he. said
extended from April to November.
"It is customary," he said, "for a
governor who in a candidate for
re-election to send his appointees
out over the state campaigning in
: his behalf, beginning in April, and
; the music keeps up until the No
j vember election." Ho said that
; a "tremendous expense" is attach
i ed to the traveling campaign ill
1 the use of state-owned automobiles
and probably with state gasoline."
Senator Bennett said that the
prolonged campaign period causes
the people to lose interest in poli
tics and disrupts business. He
qtioted Ex-Governor Alfred E.
Smith of New York as saying that
in the "horse and buggy days there
was some excuse for a long cam
paign period," but not under mod
ern conditions. Bennett said he
believed tho change would elimin
ate the necessity and expense of
more than one issue of the Voters'
Pomphlet.
Senator Gus C. Moser said he
had no serious objections to tho
bill, but feared It would cause con
fusion because of the last of a
method of electing delegates to the
national party conventions In
presidential election years.
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Seattle Times Editorial Irks
Columbia River City,
H nting 'Oregon Plot'
Site Selection Within
Week.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 13.
(P) An editorial on the front
page of Wednesday's Seattle Times,
headed "Oregon Plotting Veterans'
Home in Its Back Yard," was con
demned today by the Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce.
Tho Times' editorial said un
less concerted action was taken by
Washington cities the northwest
homo for disabled soldiers would
be located in Vancouver.
At a special meeting of the
Vancouver chamber' board of di
rectors, a resolution was passed
protesting the editorial and ask
ing the Seattle chamber of com
merce to disavow the newspapers'
nctlon, and pledge their support
to a centrally located city for
serving the entire Pacific north
west. The resolution added, "be it re
solved that the Vancouver cham
ber believes the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce should, with a view
of promoting the cause of stato
unity, rcconnlz that Vancouver Is
as much a part of the state of
Washington as Seattle."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. W
The report on prospective sites for
a national soldiers' home In the
northwest, submitted to the fed
eral board of hospitalization by
General A. H. Woods, will bo
taken up by the board wjthin the
next week or ten days.
Veteran's Administrator I lines,
ehnlrmun of the board, said today
the pressure of other business
had prevented It from taking up
the report
The Veterans' Bureau will build
a $2,000,000 soldiers' home In Ihe
Pacific northwest.
MARHHFIKLO. Ore.. Feb. 13.
(flt An Investigation Into the mys
terloH disappearance of '. .11
Griffith of Houth Marshfield was
started today by the sheriff's of
fice. He was last sen February
1 when he started for work. He
Is 34. six feel tall and blonde
Ho had been in 111 health, bis
wife said.
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BAKKR, Feb. 13 JP) Guy An
dersen whs today sentenced to
one year In state prison when he
pbaded guilty to a charge of set
tling up jtnd operating n still. He
waived ?rai jury Indictment.
VANCOUVER
LAND
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C0MMITTFFil3lK
LHUUIAOLO
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Compromise Plan Carries
17 to 4 Objectors Ask
More Time 'Box Car
Battalion' Advances in
Trek to Washington, D. C
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (P)
Tho house ways and means com
mittoe today ordered a fnvorable
report to the house on the $700,
000.000 veterans' compensation
compromise plan.
Tho vote was 17 to 4. '
The four committee members re
corded agaiust the Bncharach com
promise were: Chairman Hnwley,
Representatives Treadway, Mass
achusetts; Chlndblom, Illinois, and
Hamseyer, Iowa, Republicans.
Hnwley said those opposing tho
compromise "want time for further
investigation to see whether addi
tional legislation is required to
raise revenue to meet the pay
ments." CHICAGO. Feb. 13 (Twenty
five disabled veterans of the World
war, just a remnant of the original
"box car batallion" that started at
Seattle with 127 members, slept
last night on the floor of an In
diana Harbor, Ind., railroad station.
One of their number stood as a
lookout in an attempt to Bpot a
freight bound for Washington.
PENDLETON, Ore., Feb. 13 (&
One hundred hungry, weary anu
penniless men passed through here
today on a tramp to Washington,
D. C, in the interest of the voter
ans' compensation bill. They said
they we:e World war veterans. The
trek to the capitol started in Se
attle with 200 marching, half going
by the southern route. Local res
taurants fed the men this morning.
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i WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. (JP)
The United States Is to withdraw
marines from Nicaragua.
I Acceptance by President Mon
cada of Nicaragua of a definite
t plan to substantially reduce ma
rine forces In Nicaragua by June
'and pave the way for complcto
withdrawal after the elections of
t 1932 was announced today by Sec
retary Stlmson.
i Tho mnrlneg to tie withdrawn by
June, plans for which will become
Immediately effective, are those on
combat duty against the Insurgent
1 forces and total about 800. The
' remaining marine force will be
I stationed in Managua, the capital,
'and will dovoto their attention
solely to training purposes nnd as
an aviation unit required In somo
sections dun to lack of roads,
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NKLSOX, P.. C., Feb. 13. (fl1)
Police were Investigating reports
of a nude demonstration at Glade,
near here, by Doukhobors yester
day. They said tho elders of the
RusHlau religious sect Wednesday
decreed a general disrobing nnd
when tho young people refused,
force was used to removo tholr
clothing.
A several hours struggle ensued
which ended with 150 nudo Douk
hobors of both sexes being engag
ed In a demonstration. Ronson
for ihe decree was not mado clear
to police.
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CORVAMJ8, Ore., Feb. 13 P)
Oregon Htate College co-cd de
baters stopped tho winning streak
I of Washington Htate co-eds today
I by taking a 3 to 0 decision from
the visitors. It was the opening
feature of the annual educational
; exposition.
Florenco Hcott of Corvallla and
i Adena Joy of Ashland, the Ore
gon Htate team, contended Gandhi
had benefitted India. Kvelyn No
Imdi and Helen Telfor of Pullman
had previously defeated the V-
I verslty of Oregon, Oregon Normal,
and Pacific I'nlverslty.
WAHHINGTO.V, Feb. 13. OP)
The laOusrdia amendment to ap
propriate $220,000 to develop high
speed naval airplanes was adopted
today by the house.
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THIS JINX DAY
Friday the 13th Sees Oregon
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ver But Butter Knife
Mauretania Delays Sailing
M A It ION, ()., Feb. 1 3. (P)
Vi-Mitv thtt thirteenth hrouirht the
' t tii t I notit h flniiirlitiir tn tlm hnmp
of Mr. nnd Mrs. Chauncey Chnnd-I
let, who reside on a farm nt-nr i
here. The mother Is 41 years of I
age nnd the oldest daughter Is
20. Ten of tho 13 daughters are
living and reside with their par-
ents.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13 (JP) The
C una nl liner Mauretania will sail
for Cherbourg and Southampton
tonight at five minutes after mid
night, to nvoid any conflict with
passengers who feel dubious nbout
putting out to sea on Friday the,
13th. :
PORTLAND, Feb. 13. (P)
Fr'day tho 13th brought ill-luck '
early to Albert Richard Wetjen,
Oregon author nnd playwright.
Returning to his home at 1 a.m.
he discovered that one butter
kn fo was nil that remained of a
set of sterl ng silver. The burglar
left no clues. t
All Medfordites today, whether .
or not of superstitious nature were
extra careful in their movements
today, ns this was Friday, the
thirteenth day of the month.
Especial precautions were exer- I
cised by a batch of fraternal order !
' members fired from their lodges !
this week for non-paymont of dues
and the locnl sportsmen, almost1
frantic with anxiety as to what
nctlon Governor Meier would take
on tho Roguo river commercial
fishing closing bill today veto,: I
sign it, or let It become a law by '
defnult because of the hoodoo
, day were pathetically anxious as
they strained their ears toward :
Salem.
; Al Sollnsky, superintendent of i
Crater National park, who lost two ,
; rowB of tooth by the dental route
i a week ago, skidded on the metal
! rim of one of the federal building '
i ontrnnco steps nnd landed on a;
part of his frame far lower down j
than the former teeth were loent-!
cd. j
"Wotta life," he muttered dls- j
! gustedly through the vacancy In I
the Interior of his face. !
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Napier Again in Path of
Tremor Otago Province
Shrouded in Dust Dune
din and Queenstown Hit.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand,
Feb. 13. P A large section of
Nw Zealand was rocked today by
severe earthquakeA, In tho Hawkes.
Bay region of North Island the j
! tremors Were much more Intense;
than (hose which devastated tho.j
district last week.
Shocks of varying Intensity were
recorded also throughout the Otago -province
of South Island. Chim
neys fell at Queenstown and house j
hold goods were dislodged In Dun-'
edln. Communications with Na-.
pier and Hawkes Bay area were1
j disrupted, but later re-established.'
Tho director of the geological
survey, after Inspecting the:
Hawkes Bay district, reported that1
, tho quakes thero February 3 rais
ed the coastline at Napier three
feet, soven feet nt Patan and six
feet at Tongolo. i
j The shocks were felt as far north
as Hamilton nnd as far south as
Invercarglll. They were very strong
i at Takaka and at Iicwier Welling-,
ton. t
NAPIKR, New Zealand, Feb. 13.
yp) Hevere earth shocks which
rucked the Hawkes Buy district at
noon today did considerable dam
age In tho town, already virtually,
destroyed by quakes of a week ago.:
Walls left standing the ruined
business area fell, Inflicting minor
Injuries upon workers. All fur-,
ther work of clearing the town
was halted. There were ma.-y nar
row escapes as returning res.'dents '
leaped from beneath tottering ma-;
sonry.
Tho coast to the south of tho
town was hidden in clouds o',' dust.;
LOH ANGKLFTS, Feb. 13. P) '
Mrs. Mary Thomas Burch, 32, of;
Oregon City, Ore., wns brought to
a hospital today suffering from a
deep knife wound In her abdomen, j
Her sister, Mrs. Martha Thomas, i
of Olendnle, Cal., said Mrs. Burch'
had been despondent over marital ;
troubles nnd had attempted to
commit suicide.
UHIU HUtlunyAor Tri
NEW
EALAND
AGAIN
ROCKED
by mm
nUIYIHUL IU
HONEST ARE
Annual Lincoln Day Banquet
Held Last Night Miss
Regina Johnson Is Named
President for 1931 All
Districts Represented..
That annual big Jackson county
social and political affair, republi
can rally, feast of oratory and
music, as embodied In the annual
Lincoln club banquet, was held at
the Hotel Medford last night, fea
tured by one of the most eloquent
Lincoln addresses, by Rov. W. W.
Youngson, Portland, heard In
southern Oregon in recent years.
The dining room was appropriate
y decorated and was filled with
diners from all parts of the county,
with Ashland well represented.
Club officers for the ensuing
year were nominated and elected.
Miss Regina Johnson of Ashland,
was named president; John Hom
er, Medford, vice-president; Don
Newbury, vice-president; Frank
Farrell, secretary and treasurer.
The nominating committee report
was given by Fred Homes of Ash
land, a past president of the club.
Miss Johnson, Ashland newspaper
woman, is the second woman to be
the club leader, Mrs. Grace Cham
berlain of Ashland In 1923 was tho
first. - i
No Lincoln banquet would . be
complete without the presentation
of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg
address and as in the past, was
given again this year by an Ash
land - civil war veteran, George
Washington Noble, who Imparted
deep feeling in Its recitation. Eraa
tus K. Hall and J. P. Sayles, both
of ABh'land, were the only other
Civil war veterans present. Med
ford was not represented. . -.'
The history of the club was. re
viewed by Will G. Steel, who re
called how the first meeting hapj
pened to be called In 1916, - He
gave Bert Anderson,' unable to be
present last night because, of Ill
ness, the major credit for the. or
ganization of the club. Mr.- Steel
also reviewed the part his parents
took In the slavery question In
Ohio and Virginia, aiding slaves to
gain the liberty. t .
Mayor B. M. Wilson spoke at
short length on the greatness of
Lincoln and was followed by a
similar tribute from Mrs. Fred
Wagner of Ashland. In the past,
Dick Posey, also known as Richard
Campbell, Ashland poet, had &b
ways given a poetry number on the
program, but death overtook him
during the past year. A special
poom, memorial to Posey, was fit
tlngly given by Delroy Getchell.
Remarks were also made by 8.
Bumpier Smith, one of the club's
organizers.
The session was opened by
County Judge Alex Sparrow, out
going prealdont, and was followed
by an invocation by Rev. C. :B.
Porter of the Presbyterian church.
"Abraham Lincoln The First
Amorlcan," was the subject of the
masterful address given by Rev.
William Wallace Youngson, D.D.'.
superintendent of the Portland
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Will
ROGERS
fsay$: ' r
TEXARKANA, Texas, Feb!
13 My friend Mr. Parks, edi
tor of Fort Smith, says "Some
body must have been kidding
Will about that circus strand
ed here." Nobody was kidding
Will, I talked with the women
on the committee that had to
dig up the feed. I bet the edi
tor never even knew they were
there. Besides if people do
send checks and things to eat
for 'em, and they don't need it
why send 'em back f Give 'em
to the Red Cross there. - There
is nothing that a lion eats that
a human don't. ' And we got
people hungry enough that I
would even hate to trust 'em
with an elephant's hay. t'
Well I havo to fly to Cali
fornia tomorrow. I got a wiM
from tho Fox people that t
work for nnd they told me 1
better rush home to work on A
picture or I would join the unemployed,