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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUSTE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932. PAGE NINE PICCARD PLANS SECOND FLIGHT: Professor t Will .Construct Second - Gondola With Greater Safety Margin for New Stratosphere Trip BRUSSELS. (JP) Behind Professor Augusta Flocard's plana for a second ascent Into the stratosphere early In rSuly lies a story of a huband's word to bis wife not to risk tils life again, and of her release from his promise when she realized how badly he wish ed to try again. , Hardly had Professor Plocard land ed his balloon on the slopes of 7urgl glacier, In the Tyrolese Alps, last year, and obtained a telephone con nection with his wife In Brussels, before she requested a promise "not to try again." " Thankful for the successful ter mination of his efforts to fly higher than man had ever gone, outside the earth's atmosphere, he promised. Promised So More Flights. The memory was fresh then of nls and his companion's narrow escapes from death, first by suffocation In their airtight almulnum sphere which they could not open, and later by hunger and cold on the Tyrolese glacier. At that time neither was In a mood to make a new attempt.. "Don't think now that I have eaten my word." Professor Plocard com mented when announcing that be would himself pilot his balloon In his new excursion. "I promised my dear wife to let the stratosphere alone, and not to ex pose her again to all thos terrible hours of uncertainty and deadly doubt which were hers while I was up so hlgrron what, despite our pre cautions, was a hazardous expedi tion. , Regretted His Promise. "When I begsn my preparations for construction of a second gondola I did not think of piloting the balloon myself, but by and by I regretted having to let someone else conclude my work. And then my wife, who followed day by day the progress of my prep arations, became Impressed by my own confidence In the ssfety of this second undertaking, and one day spontaneously gave back the word I had given her. 'It la with her full assent that I undertake this second ascent. "Nobody can say of an expedition like this that It Is altogether de prived of any danger whatsoever, but In this Instance every possible mea sure t oavold a surprise or a mis hap has been taken. Guard Against Mishaps. The experience of the first ascent' has led to construction of a gondola In which possibility of entangling of the rope connecting the Interior of the gondola with the balloon's safety valve has been eliminated. "We have been able, too, to min imize possibility of a broken ther mometer, to combat the heat devel oped In the gondola by the bright sunshine of the upper air and to arrange to keep an auto mm tic rec ord of the changing Influence of the cosmic rays during our asoent. "The mishaps which beset us be fore are Impossible. I believe, on this second ascent, I am confident that the advantura will prove en tirely safe for myself and my assist ant, Max Cosyns." EAST TEXAS OIL FIELD LONOVIEW, Tex. (AP) In the year and a half since Its discovery the East Texas oil field has seen oompletlon of more than 0,000 gush ers said to be a record for any one field in the world. More than one-third of the wells are In the area surrounding Longvlew, center of much of the "boom" excite ment when the field was first opened up. Total crude taken from the field and moved to market has passed the 160.000,000-barrel mark, with dally average production recently running in the neighborhood of 390,000 rtjarrels. . Phone Service in Jungle. RESISTENCIA, Argentina. yp) The Oran Chaco may be a Jungle wilderness but Its residents can now talk to the world. Telephone cir cuits were recently hooked up for a conversation between this capital of the Argentine Chaco and Eastbourne, England. Hood River. New hospital opened to public recently. ' PLANE FOR TRIP IN STRATOSPHERE Forman With 500 H. P. Motor and Huge Wing Spread Under 'Construc tion Hope for 50,000 Ft. BILLANCOURT, Franc (AP) France' hopes within six months to enter the race for 'the conquest of the stratosphere. In the Farman airplane works, on the banks of the Seine, behind bolt ed doors and pledged to secrecy, en gineer and skilled workmen are put ting the finishing touches to a huge 500 h, p. monoplape. Goal Is 50,000 Feet When It is completed, the strato spheric airplane will be taken to the airport of Toussua-le -Noble where the first test flight will take place. It will be followed by other experiment al flights aimed at attaining a height of 50,000 feet above the earth's sur face. A feature of the new aircraft is Its enormous wing area and Its all metal air-tight cabin which can ac commodate three to four persons. Its circular connlng-tower sur mounting the alr-tlght cabin gives it the shape of a submarine. Inside the cylindrical cabin Is an instrument board and a dozen gadget all sug gesting the Interior of a submarine. Wing Surface Enormous In building an enormous wing sur face, the designers had In mind the fact that in the thin stratosphere where the propeller and wings are much leas effective tban at heights of 5.000 to 10,000 feet a good deal more lifting power may be required for successful operation. If alt the hopes of the designers are fulfilled, the machine, when at an attitude of 48.000 to 50,000 feet, will develop a speed of 480 miles sn hour which will bring New York within 6 hours of Paris. Take-Off Difficulty Seen It is pointed out that owing to Its excessive load It Is equipped with five radiators the new Farman may experience some difficulty Id taking off. The ascension to the thin cold areas is not expected td begin before six months, as the new machine will be subjected to various tests and al terations made accordingly. BOMBAY (AP) India Is challeng ing Japan's claim to the world's mustache championship. General Nagaoka goes around Tokyo behind a frontispiece measuring 20 Inches from tip to feathered tip. But down In Junagadh. a shrine doorman named Desoor sports a Up adornment Just an eyelash over 34 Inches. EARLY SEATS ON T Patronage, . Prestige Play Important Part in Picture When Candidates Chosen Get With Winner, Aim By BYRON PRICE (Associated Press Staff Writer) Why does the bandwagon exert such a pull In the political scene7 It la net merely sentiment and en thusiasm. The varying facets of po litical belief, patronage and prestige all play In the general picture, but all politics Is local In the last analysis and local considerations come first. In 1928 at the Houston conven tion Senator James A. Reed held out the Missouri delegation when the Smith bandwagon rolled lt merry way up to the nomination. When the New Yorker became the standard bearer, the delegation went home, licked. Local leaders felt they were left outside during the campaign and they disliked to ponder over what might have happened had Smith been elected. Picking the Winner This time In Chicago, the St, Louis group served notice It wouldn't be In the same tlx again. Reed had the greatest difficulty restraining them, with the aid of Tom Pendergrast of Kansas City, from getting aboard the ballyhoo train for the predominat ing candidate early in the pre-con-ventlon activities. Tammany, under Cleveland and Wilson, spent 16 Democratlo years outside the confidence of the White House and was Ignored on patronage of the greatest local Importance. This time John P. Curry, the lead er of Tammany Hall, went to Chicago a week in advance, trying to find out who the winner would be and anx ious to be in on the kill. - - Other Methods The picture has another aide, too. T,here are ways of seeking customers for a bandwagon besides advertising for them. While the Democratic convention was In session and Mayor Anton Cer mak of Chicago was holding out on Roosevelt, plans were made to put a Roosevelt sympathiser Into the may oralty race against Cermek. Almost the only question asked by many of the hesitant delegates was who the winner would be. It paya back home to be on the winner. Poland Jolna Ministries. WARSAW. (IP) The Polish gov ernment. In an effort to economize, haa combined Into one cabinet port polio and ministries of agriculture and agrarian reform and in another those of communications and public works. Jugoslavia Posts Profit, BELORAua. (JP) The net profit of the Jugoslavian posts!, telegraph and telephone services last year was 3, 000,000, this being reached on an av erage per capita expenditure of 00 cents a year. AID OF PILOT LIGHT PAPIa (AP) A new way of read ing for the blind which Is claimed to be a great Improvement on the Braille system, has bean Invented by P. Thomas, a Frenchman. He says his appllence enables blind people to read ordinary books and to do It more quickly than with the Braille method. An electric lamp passing over the black letters registers them on a keyboard on which the reader places his hand. Chile Fights White Plague. SANTIAGO. Chile (fl) The min istry of health In the Junta govern ment has initiated a nation-wide campaign against tuberculosis, stat ing that the disease has been gaining ground rapidly In Chile. A special commission was put in charge of the drive. Wet Finland Temperate. HKLSINOFOR0. (P) Statistics covering the first six weeks after re peal of Finland's prohibition laws showed a decrease of 60 per cent In arrests for public intoxication and no murders due to drunkenness. BUY cane sugar refined in U.S.A. Help horn Industry Great ly hi iv i --J in i At the M. M. Dept. Store Clearance prices on spring and summer Wash Goods, Hosiery. Dresses, Coats, Shoes. Every broken line going at greatly reduced prices. LOWEST PRICES YOU HAVE EVER SEEN. Supply yourself during this great July event. - Women's Coats PRICE Only a limited number, but all good styles. Buy now. SILK DRESSES 2 for $5.00 Plain or Printed Silks, new styles, no two alike. ' A sale worth your consideration SPORT DRESSES White and pastel colors. Just the thing for right now $9.85 Dresses .$5.00 $12.45 Dresses .. .$9.85 $5.00 Dresses One rack going at this prloe, values from $9,85 to f 16.50. Real bargains in better dresses. S. & H. Green Saving Stamps on Every Purchase! BARGAIN BASEMENT Medford's lowest priced bargain department, where you serve your self and save. Everything marked in plain figures. 35c Rayon Prints 29c Shoes (or all the Family $4.45 Men's Tan Oxfords $1.98 This la a final closeout of light tan oxfords. Ertra quality, all sizes. $3.50 Men's Two-tone Oxfords $2.45 Sport style, In tone oxfords for men. An site, Boys' Work Shoes $1.59 to $2.98 All leather shoes for boys, that will wear. Bit Talues Children's Shoes For Less $1.00 -$1.49- $1.98 Why pay more when you rn sere on eiery pair Toil buy In the M. M. Basement. Put your children's feet In our shots. 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Big values! 98c MAIN FLOOR SAVINGS Bed Spreads $2.95 Spreads $1.98 (4.98 Spreads $2 98 Beautiful, large sired Rayon Spreads. 29c Cretonne 25c Fifty patterns, fine quality 36-inch Cretonnes. Special 25c Salesbury Sheets Pepperel Seoonds) 81x99 . 89 81x108 98 Pequot Sheets 81x99 $1.35 81x108 $1.50 McCalJ Patterns For Home Sewing Women's Low Shoes REDUCED White Sandals on sale at let Ue leieje! $2.45 to $3.45 $4.95 Beige pumps and ties $3.45 $4.95 black and white pumps for is ley el Ml ter.r) m ? $3.45 $7.85 Beige pumps and ties $4.95 Buy your Shoe need$ now ENNA JETTICK SHOES $3.95 Broken sixes and styles. Regular $6.00 Shoes SALE BEGINS SATURDAY, 8 a. m.