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Newspaper Page Texti MEDFORD MAP- TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1932. PAGE THREE 1 INSULL DEBACLE CITED AS RESULT 1 1 OF 'RACKET' ERA I Socialist Presidential Candi ? i date Tells Bar Association I A Public Ownership of Utili ties Is Proving Necessity Society and Clubs Edited by Eva Nealon CHICAGO, Sept. i(JP Normn Thomas, Socialist candidate for Pres ident, told a meeting of the Chicago Bex association today that the Insull debacle "Illustrates the rac lettering stags which capital has reached and the necessity for public ownership ol public utilities." , "Business leaders and politicians were virtually bribed by Insull's 'gen erosity'." Thomas charged, "and even now the Insulls are likely to be made to accept all responsibility tor a sys tem and for their associates who also were responsible. V Insull provided For. S "Samuel Insull was granted 1S,000 a year to Xeep him happy and quiet? In Paris, where he now lives in penury at a $10-a-day hotel with 3.75 day for his wife's maid's room. ; "And Chicago, In Its great gener osity, pays a relief total of 2.79 a week for an unemployed man and wlte." ' Thomas recited figures which he oald showed financing of power de . velopment under private ownership eosts the American publlo 1,000.000 , day more than It needs to pay for light and power. Most of that 36S, 000.000 a year, he charged. Is diverted to the pockets of the private owners through unethical methods. . Roosevelt No Aid. ''Discussing Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's eight-point program for public utility ownership, Thomas said more than 50 per cent of domestic . users of electricity in New York pay more now than when he became gov ernor, "because of an unwarranted service charge." E LONDON, Sept. 28. (AP) Three of the Important liberal and labor members of Prime Minister Ramaay MacDonald's eleven-month old na tional cabinet resigned today follow ing a disagreement over 'the tariff proposals approved at the recent lm perlal trade conference at Ottawa, The three who resigned are Vis count Snowden of' Ickornshaw, lord privy seal, former labor party leader who followed his colleague, the prime minister, into the national cabinet last November, and two noted liber als, Sir Herbert Samuel, home secre tary, and Sir Archibald t Sinclair, ecretarr for Scotland. i The resignations marked the first break In the national government Which was chosen from all three leading parties to meet the financial crisis which Great Britain faced last October. i The liberal leaders and Viscount Snowden objected to the tariff pro posals as Incompatible with their nee trade principles. ,' -'The cabinet met In a tense special session at XI a. m., for final consider ation of the threatened break, which has been foreseen for several days. Tbe session lasted two hours. The prime minister and a majority of the cabinet members declared the free traders' proposal to delay presenta tion of the Ottawa agreements ' im practicable." . The three members Immediately re signed and the cabinet adjourned until 3:30 p. m. OF V i " GRIFFIN OREBK. Sept. 38. (Bpl.) J. Mrs. H. O. You mans, was hostess to ; av canning bee held Saturday. Sep . tember 34. at her home on Thomas road. it Between the hours of a. m. and ti 6 p. m.. 648 quarts of fruit and vege. r tablet were canned, with the help ; of the county sealer and pressure oooker. for which they were very :. cratetul. V Those present were: Mesdames R. ; B. Cundlff. R. Chrlstlanson, D. Davis, i D. A. Hood, W. Jones, A. F. Korn- - atesd. C. Lester. T. R. Skier C. H. Scheel. F. C. Thompson, B. Vogol, Jack Ward. Wm. Werner, A. M. wn liams. H. O. Tounger, A. I. Yoakum and Meeirs. Roy Cundlff, W. O Wright and H. O. Touman. ' Jenkins' Comment ' Continued from Page One ) Presbyterian Women Plan Large Tea, Lecture Many tickets have already been purchased for the tea and lecture to be sponsored Saturday afternoon at the Hotel Holland by the Women's association of t.he Presbyterian church, and many other women are planning to desert their bridge tables and men their offices that afternoon, welcoming the opportunity to hear Prank Ohrt, former filer In the Eng lish army, who spent a year In Ger man prisons, and later four years In Zulu land In South Africa, tell of his experiences. Mr. Ohrt, a much traveled Journal ist and former editor of the Alpine Sun In Switzerland, la a guest here of his brother, Norman Ohrt, at his ranch near McLeod on the Rogue river. He has consented to speak at the tea Saturday af ternoo n at 2 o'clock and extensive plans are be ing made for the occasion, which promises to be the largest affair of the week. Miss Dorothy Reynolds, charming local pianist, will entertain with sev eral numbers, and tea will be served by the members of Grace circle. Lincoln P.-T. A. To Meet Friday Holding a prominent place on this week's social calendar Is the recep tion planned for Friday evening at the Lincoln school to honor parents and teachers. The members of the Lincoln Parent-Teacher association are sponsoring the affair and guests are Invited to arrive at 7:30 o'clock. An interesting program Is promised for the evening and will be followed by refreshments. Hostesses will 'be members of the executive committee. Bridge Club Postpones Meeting for Thursday The meeting of the Building Bridge club announced for tomorrow at the home of Mrs. T. E. Daniels has been postponed for one week and will be held October 6 at the same place. Mrs. Patton Hostess At Luncheon Tuesday Mrs. Hamilton Patton was hostess yesterday at her attractive home on Capitol hill, at luncheon and an afternoon of bridge, to which four friends were Invited. Kellya and Mrs. Grelner Return from Portland Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Kelly, ac companied by Mrs. Kelly's -mother, Mrs. Paul Grelner, returned Monday evening by motor from Portland and Gearhart, where the Kellys attended the state bar convention. The three were among Med ford people who heard the address of Gov ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt In Port land last week. Mrs. Grelner, who remained In the Rose city during the bar convention, was much enter tained as guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Gleason. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Wood and Mrs. Sadie Nadeau. County Council Meets At Central Point Next Week One week from this coming Satur day the Jackson county council of Pa rent -Teachers will meet at Central Point, the session opening at 10 a. m. Notices have been spent to parent teacher units and each one Is urged to send representatives. The program for the day Is being prepared by the Central Point unit. Each unit is asked to Inform Mrs. E. C. Faber, Central Point, of the number of per sons planning to attend the lunch eon. Mrs. Clark Honors Mrs. Thompson at Bridge Mrs. Josephine Clark was hostess Monday evening at a bridge party, complimenting Mrs. Thompson of Pasadena, Cal., who is house guest here of Mrs. E. W. Simmons. There wem two tables of bridge in play and cards followed by refreshments. Browns Return to Southern California Reverend and Mrs. Leonard Brown left early Tuesday morning for their home in Pasadena after spending a month In the Rogue River valley as guests of Mrs. Brown's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Johnson. Bible Class to Hold Monthly Social Thursday The members of the Women's Bible class of the First Methodist Episcopal church will hold their monthly social In the church parlsrs on Thursday afternoon, September 29. All mem bers and friends are urged to attend. 10 MEET FRIDAY cording to the county clerk's office, In checking the registration cards re ceived the past few days. This is a contrast to the registration in the spring, when the tendency was to wards the Democratic faith. Out of 132 registration cards checked were 62 Republicans and 43 Democrats, the balance being socialists and Inde Visitor Will Lecture on Natives of Far Zululand country, can sell Its cotton to better ' advantage, it can buy more of what ' the West has to sell. AND here la an'lnterestlng develop ment: Employment has Increased 16 per cent In 210 manufacturing establish ments in Rhode Island, and JEWELRY : MANUFACTURING 1 an Important contributor to this Increase. When people begin to buy Jewelry, It Is a pretty good sign that they art feeling easier In their minds about the future. BUSINESS is getting distinctly bet- j ter. Whether It goes on getting, better depends on whether or not oiething happens to give a setback to pub'.tc confidence In the future. ft f- to that, we are all living In ; hopes. By Eva Nealon Hamilton Telling a tale of the Zulus, those : beautiful bronze -skinned people w,ho Inhabit the villages of South Africa, land of color and mystery, maintain ing under their present leader, King Solomon (who like his Biblical pred ecessor, "has many wives), a disci pline and respect for women which far outdistances that of many fairer peoples Frank Ohrt, Journlllst and man jot many countries, talked to a small group of women Tuesday morn ing at the home of Mrs. Harry Pren tice. And while he talked, leisurely over a cup of coffee, plans were made for his public address at the Hotel Holland Saturday afternoon, to be sponsored by the Women's associa tion of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Ohrt, who Is a guest of his brother, Norman F. Ohrt, at his Mc Leod ranch, spent four years In Zulu land. He knows, understands and ad mires the people who, under the rule of Chaka, their first great consoll- dator, In 1828, devastated great areas of Africa, and who later came into memorable conflict with the Boers. He will tell of their habits, their faiths and colorful customs: their codes, which he compares with that of Napoleon's. The address is sched uled for 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Miss Dorothy Reynolds, well known local musician, will also entertain with several plan numbers and tea will be served by the women of the ohurch. Mr. Ohrt's experiences in Zulu land, followed by a crash Into the world war, which took him into the German prisons, where he spent a year. He went to South Africa for his health. . He was In Holzlnden during the great escape of 1028, but failed to make the tunnel before It caved In, and as a result remained in prison until release was granted. He was a filer In the English army and crashed behind the lines. In South Africa he found health giving sunshine and Intriguing peo ples, of whose habits he talks In fas cinating and humorous style, Includ ing occasionally the "click" which characterizes the talk of the Zulus. "Not everyone can 'click,' " he de clared In a Jovial mood this morn ing, which brought a twinkle into his gray eyes, which tend to reveal the fact that they have seen much In many places. "Some words have one 'click,' some have two. He dem onstrated with a sharp snapping which seemed to come from the roof of his mout&, then explained that most people address the Zulus In "kitchen Kaffir," and equivalent of pidgin nggllsh. "There are no Zulus In the United States," he added. "They were never conquered and brought In as slaves. They are or a higher caste. Asitea about their habits of dress, he said "In the uncivilized" then checked himself. "I mean In back country. None of ttiem are uncivilized. They are all very civilized. But In the back country the women wear few clothes, adorning themselves In art istic bead work. The married wom en use clay to accomplish a bucket- shaped head dress which holds their hslr high above their heads, nd whlc,h Is shaped to carry bundles. The unmarried - women dress - very differently. Their hair hangs in small braids interwoven with beads. The married women are much more modest than the unmarried. That Is, to our way of thinking. The single Zutus will disrobe for any man to display their beauty. ..The married women will not. "They are all absolutely moral. Virginity Is more highly prized than In any other country. Marriage laws are very strict. They are a part of Chaka's code. But the Zulus are a polygamous people. Not many of them, however, have many wives. They cannot afford them. The num ber Is determined by wealth. King Solomon (yes, that's his name) has the most. ."Cows are given In exchange for wives, ten go to the father of the girl and one to the mother." Mr. Ohrt then told of an interest ing period in Zulu land, which fol lowed the spread of Rinderpest fe ver, which swept the country, kill ing cows and other animal life. There were no cows to be traded for wives so the king issued a decree placing the cow's value at five pounds. The price of a wife was then 55 pounds. Rather a tremendous value for a wife. In line with this, high value placed upon marriageable women, Mr. Ohrt stated, girls are more highly prized In families than boys, and very well cared for. Continuing with the customs of the people, Mr. Ohrt told pf. their favorite holiday, Dlngaan, an annual celebration honoring the battle of Dlngaan, In which Vie Zulus defeated the Boers. Mr. Ohrt was in South Africa from 1022 to 1920. He also spent much Arthur W. Manuel, Pacific coast represenattlve of the Civic Coast ! Concert Service of Chicago, arrived In Medford this morning and a ape- j clal meeting of the officers, team ; captains and all workers of the Southern Oregon branch of the Civic Music association has been called for Friday eevnlng at the high school auditorium by wm. F. Isaacs, presi dent of the association. All officers and workers are urged to be at the meeting at 7:45 o'clock to greet Mr. Manuel, who will remain here dur ing enrollment week, and to par ticipate In the outlining of plans for the registration of assocaltlon mem bers. The Southern Oregon enrollment will open with a banquet at the Hotel Medford Monday evening, Oc tober 3, and will continue until Sat urday night, Octobur 8, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Manuel brought with him from Tacoma, Wash., where enrollment for the new year has Just been complet ed, very encouraging news. The as sociation of that city raised 9300 more this year for talent than dur ing the past season lnsplte of the so-called depression and has already selected an outstanding group of art ists for the new year. The concert series , there Includes, Mr. Manuel stated this morning, Mario Chamlees, famous tenor, now with the San Francisco opera; the Gordon string partet of New York; the well known pianist, Jose Echanlb, and Florence Austral, famed soprano, whose hus band plays the flute. She has been singing In Sea fie, Vancouver and Portland. The first thought In the minds of the officers and directors, is Mr. Manuel said, a belief that In spite of the unfavorable business condi tions, a large membership In the lo cal association will be enrolled as a result of the very satisfactory series of concerts brought to Medford last year by the Civic Music association. The series Included Attllio Bagglort, the Agullar lute quartet, Coe Glade, and Francis McMillan, the violinist, all of whom are favorably remem bered by Southern Oregon music lov ers. The association had promised Medford three concerts last year and brought four. If the membership reaches the de sired total this year It will be pos sible to bring still greater enter tainment to the city, the number of concerts being determined by the size of the organization. Mr. Manuel said this morning that he was pleased to note that the civic music Idea has continued successful ly with an 11 per cent Increase In the first 21 towns, where campaigns were held In the spring of this year, This Increase he credited to the fact that in times of mental and financial depression the need for good music is more keenly realized and the Indi vidual's appreciation becomes greater. Forecasting further success for the Souther Oregon association, Mr. Manuel added: "We were much lm pressed In Chicago with the spirit and enthusiasm of your president, Mr. Isaacs, and expect much from the Medford association." Among those greeting Mr. Manuel following his arrival in Medford this morning was Carlton Janes, local mu sician who tttended Mr. Manuel's alma mater, Oberlln, ana who sang In the same choir as the civic music repre sentative. Mr. Manuel said he was looking forward to a very pleasant week In Medford. This Is his flret trip through the northwest but he is rap idly becoming a westerner, having moved his family to Los Angeles, SADIE BANISTER Funeral services for Sadie Banister, who passed away at the family residence, 45 Llndley avenue. Monday evening, will be con ducted from the Perl Funeral Home, Thursday, September 20. at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. G. Bennett officiating In terment in the Siskiyou Memorial Park. Srhnaz Honored. SALEM. Sept. 28. (AP) Emll Schwaz of Astoria was elected presi dent of Oregon bureau managers at Its closing session here yesterday, Jonn Keeler of Portland was retained as secretary-treasurer and W. M. Moses of Grants Pass vice-president. Broken windows glazed by Trow bridge Cabinet Work. 10 G. 0. P. A decided trend back to the Re publican party was noted today, ac- tlme In Switzerland, Frange and Eng land, Joining the army from Canada He was for two years editor of the Alpine Sun, English newspaper in Switzerland. 3 Ore fIttVOr Compare a spoonful of ' Schilling Ground Cloves with any other. The difference is marked. Schilling is a dark brown in color. The other will be a red or yellow brown. Schilling is so rich with oil that the tiny granules cling together in clots, The other will look dry and loose. Most ground, cloves come in a sifter-top tin. But Schilling's is packed in a tin with a large opening. It is so heavy with fragrant oil that it will not shake through a sifter. Good spices arc so important sill i Obituary ON TARIFF LAW CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Sept. 28. (AP) Vice President Charles Curtis Is enroute to Oklahoma loday, leaving behind In West Virginia a prediction that America "will be the first to re cover from the depression under the leadership of President Hoover." Closing a two -day stump of the mountaineer state. Curtis last night said there had been 19 periods of de prerslon in the United States In the last 125 years but that the nation "came out of each depression more powerful than ever." He deelaied "a competitive tariff for revenue" advocated by the demo cratic platform and Governor Roose velt, democratic presidential nominee "will not help a single working man. fanner, mine or factory In the United States." In another speech as he formally opened a new government lock in the Kana'vha river at Market, near here, Curtis approved a shorter working week for laboring men 40 hour, five day week. Curtis said curtailment of hours might herald "the beginning of a movement for a shorter day and a shorter week for labor which I hope will come because 1 believe that will solve the great problem of labor. DISTRESS. REPORT PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28. (AP) An unidentified vessel, believed by radio operators here to be the steam er Nevada, out of Portland, or the Casey, was in distress somewhere In the north Pacific ocean early today and sent out urgent calls for help. The vessel gave her position as latitude 51 degrees. 8 minutes north and longitude 179 degrees, 15 minutes west. Officials of the States Steamship company, owners of the Nevada, said later they had received a wireless re layed by other ships which led them to believe the ship calling for help was the Nevada. They said it was about 100 miles southwest of Ultvk Island of the Aleutian chain. The Nevada left Portland September 15, bound for the Orient with lumber, flour, and general cargo. 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