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MEDFORD M3L TRD3UNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932.
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tUssCHIPTlOh KAIH
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Br Carrier, In adtanea Medrord, Ashland,
lackMnrllla, Central Point, Footou, Taint Gold
Bill and oo Hitman. . ..
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AU terms, eaih lo adranct.
Official panae ol Uia Clti of Medlord.
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IIEMBKH OF TUB ABSOCIATBL MEM
UeceMng mill ueasea mra
TM auotlattd Praia U iclll a; Itled to
IM uaa for pubUcallon ol all am dtapalffloi
credited to It or oloerwla. credited In lob saner
and ilw to toe local rrm ounllinad herelo.
All rlihta for publlcatloo of apodal dunatsbae
hereto are alto reamed.
MEMBER 0? UNITED HUMS
MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU
Of CIRCULATIONS
Adrtrtlilnt Repreeentatlm
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Offlcei lo New Yore, CWcaio, Detroit, lao
rlaoclico, l Antelea, gealtla. Portland.
Ye Smudge Pot
Djr Arthur Ferry
THASKSOIVINO
Thanks for tho Hooey, and the
Bullness thereof.
...
n thanks for the "buggy" ride on
the Ravey Train. J
Many' times, upon It foundation,
ha the county been shaken: there
fore, thanks for a foundation upon
which to be shaken.
' Deliver ua from mis-carriages, I
speeding on the wrong lde of the
rood, on the
curve wi " . i
through the mountolns.
Thanksgiving 1 an old New Eng
land custom and, oo Is Tom Water
man. His pilgrim Father had noth
ing to fight but the Atlantic ocean,
bleak winter, Indians, and smallpox.
Knavca with lying tongues and evil
and malignant mind they ducked in
ye olde mllle ponde.
B 9
Return to u, ere another Thanks
giving, the community ense of
humor, to the end that Sllllnes be
no longer Judged as Solvation, and
tract the gyp from Sympathy, ao
often misplaced.
alvo unto us a maximum of Merri
ment, and a minimum of one-minute
martyrs, who caught themselves
without the aid of a J '.Iceman.
Make everybody's radio work like
Peoria Bill dotes'.
'
Give us no longer more plots than
hairs on the head, and make all the
conspiracies little ones
Cause us to be considerate of the
worthy poor, bludgeoned by cruel
twists of circumstances, and less con
oerned about the auto tramp, who
cometh like a thief In the night, and
Is, and hath a criminal record that
reaches from here to the far corner
of Nova Scotia.
Returncth us to the ISO auto horn,
and the tf.t pair of shoes, and the
VS Bosca.
Bestow upon the high school foot
ball team victory on the morrow, and
let that be the end of the old Med
ford fight, which lo contagious, and
has spread like the blight to what
used to be the peaceful country dis
tricts. . The rumpus can not last forever;
verily, neither con YOU or YOU or
YOU I
Nevertheless, aU the hellralolng
ourrent hereabout' is "the opening
shot against the forcee of Capitalism"
and Is wearing upon the Internation
al Bankers. The International Bank
ers wear like the nose of one of Mike
Henley's pigs. The International
Bankers have the money, and their
local foes the wind. A crusade Is
afoot to blow them loose from their
bankroll.
... ,
Anon, the Truth ha been beheaded
like a Turkey, and stuffed with Hate,
seasoned with Meanness, und Strafe
der District Attorney und Kverybodyl
Sure, 1 don't believe the Bunk, said
the Oood Wife, but my husband
thinks I do, and it makes him mad.
Nothing tantalise but the Taxe.
Curse on the misery that beset the
land, and the some for the monkey
business that leek to profit from the
discontent.
. .
Thanks for Snntn Clam, who comes
iwlce this year: November 8, and
December 21.
...
' Confound the madness. Everybody
was madder than a Mod Hotter.
Toggery Bill has an excuse, for van
dals robbed his stare. One and all
were madder than a Mnrch hare, and
a couple of the farmers were madder
than a February rabbit,
a a
And. the audit shows this was the
year of the Mud bath and a lot of
co-operative hellriUiiing.
Pierce-Allen Men
H ave Turkey Feed
w. w. Allen of the Pierce-Allen
Motor company entertained with a
turkey dinner last evening at his
river rabln. "Rogue Acres." for the
men In his employ. John Deaver.
one of the staff, was chef. All re
ported an enjoyable evening.
destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt and
ready for operation next year.
rVaalde. Improvement made in
dry prods ilfportment of Seine ok
WheaUty decarunent ton.
The Cigar Versus the Cigaret
"PRESIDENT HOOVER omoked a cigar, Governor Roosevelt
puffed a cigaret." That might be taken a a symbol
of the history-making conference in the Red Room of the White
House yesterday.
The cigar is a REAL smoke, the cigaret ISN'T. The foreign
war debts are a REAL problem to President Hoover; they won't
be a real problem to Governor Roosevelt until AFTER March
4th.
It would be interesting to know what really happened during
those two hours, as the eigar smoke blended with the cigaret
smoke, and formed a canopy above this epoch-making tcte-a-tete.
to
COME day the story will be told. But it can't be told now.
"That's not my baby" Roosevelt is quoted as telling Demo
cratic senators and congressmen as he related the proposition
President Hoover had put up to him. "I shall take no part in
the debt matter until after March 4th."
But President-elect Roosevelt DID take a part, although the
details of that part, are not for publication. Undoubtedly his
views of tho debt problem were freely expressed, and those
views were what President Hoover wanted.
And President Hoover's attitude toward the debts, will
undoubtedly be' based upon his knowledge of what his succes
sor's policy will be after he has retired.
So as the short official abatement declared
"It Is felt that progress he term made. Th president
confers with member of congress tomorrow when the aubjeot
will be further pursued."
Final decision of course, rests not with the chief executive
but with congress. But the president must take the responsi
bility. That is why the president of the United States, has the
toughest job of any ruler in the civilized world.
Will the Debts Be Paid?
TT7HILE the details of that confreenee are veiled in secrecy,
it is not very hard to guess, the general character of the
conversation.
No one at that 'conference
ton or eleven billions' owed the
, . . - , ,
u. una uuuiiir rcLunen iu BAicna ine morniurium, out sooner or
later the European countries will REPUDIATE THIS DEBT
OR THE UNITED STATES "WILL CANCEL IT.
The alternative thus Involved was undoubtedly the main
subject of that conversation.
Would it be better policy to cancel a debt that WON'T BE
PAID ANYWAY, and thus gain the good will of Europe, and
perhapa the benefits of revived international trade; or would
it be better to refuse, force Europe into repudiation, and capi
talize that repudiation toward the same end ; or
Would some compromise between these two extremes be
advisable, a further reduction of the debt, with a reciprocal
trade arrangement, as the method of liquidation.
H PHOSE three alternatives no doubt occupied a major portion
" of the Red Room conference period. .
And while the outcome can't be definitely known, it's a
pretty safe guess that both sides agreed that cancellation of
the debt is impossible, not from the standpoint of financial
results or business expediency, perhaps, but from the STAND
POINT OF PRACTICAL POLITICS.
The people of this country will no more allow their govern
ment to CANCEL this debt, than the, people of Europe will
allow their governments to PAY it.
AND RIGHT THERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS
THE CRUX OF THIS WAR DEBT PROBLEM AND FOR
'THAT MATTER THE CRUX
! ERNMENTAL PROBLEMS, ON
MUD, AT THE PRESENT TIME.
'T'HE world war may or may not have been fought to make
the world safe for democracy j but there is no question that
the present economic war is being fought to MAKE DEMOC
RACY SAFE FOR THE WORLD.
Can it be donet Aye there's the rub. For democracy
whether on this aide of the Atlantic or the other, whether under
kings or presidents or dictators, is based upon this portentious
assumption!
"Thst man 1 wise enough to know his own interest; and
good enough to make It that of hie fellow man." '
That was the real, fundamental problem of that Red Room
conference. That was ACTUALLY what concerned those pres
ent, whether they smoked the cigar of immediate responsibility
or the cigaret of responsibility deferred.
The decision rests in the laps of the Gods, the final outcome
only the future and probably a future not long deferred, can
decide.
EUROPEAN PLEAS
FOR DBTRECESS
(Continued from Pg On)
of a friendly people to til scum an
Important question In which they
and we both have ft vital Intereat,
Irrespective of what cnochulons
mlRht arlee from such a dlscuslon.H
Theodore Joslln, a secretary to
President Hoover, thl afternoon di
rect nly denied a report (not carried
by the Associated Press) that Presi
dent Hoover hsd invited Franklin D.
Room wit to confer with him again
today upon the war debt problem,
but tat the president-elect had de
clined. "That report Is untrue." Joe, in
eatd.
Mills, Roosevelt Confer
He added that a conference earlier
between Secretary Mills and the
president-elect was not for any such
purpose but had been arranged at
the White House parley between Mr.
Hoover and Mr. Roosevelt last night.
At a press conference later, Gov-
rnor ftooaeveit tata thai hit ttu-,
expects for a moment, that the
United States will ever be paid,
i i i . ,
OF PRACTICALLY ALL GOV-
THIS WHIRLING BALL OF
cusslon with Mills had been In the
nature or a continuation of yester
day's enference at the White House
and that the secretary had not
brought an Invitation for anoVier
visit to the Whit House today.
He added that he did not expect to
go to the White House for a further
conference with President Hoover be
fore his departure from Washington
and had no plana at present for
visiting the White House on his re
turn from Wnrm Springs two weeks
hence.
There were indications that a state
ment mi&ht be Issued after Mr.
Roosevelt leaves Washington, giving
his view on the conferences held
here.
PoW'Wow Feature
For Salem Game
SALSM, Ore., Nov. 33. (AP) An
Indian pow-wow will be demonstrat
ed between haivea ot the annual
Chemawa-Salem high fottbail game
here tomorrow n:hK. The redskins
decided tc arrange the gam under
Vie floodlight so that turkey eaters
could be at leisure during the day.
Oets l ong Heet.
PORTLAND, Nov. 33. tP) Because
he napped on the Job, A F. Pratt
will get a two weeks' rest. He Is a
draftsman In the department of pub
Ho works. Commissioner Barbur
found him asleep Tuesday. He or
dered him suspended without pay for
two weeks "for the good of the seir
IcV
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene.. not to disease
diagnosis or treatment, r.lll be answered by Dr. Brady II a stamped, self
addressed envelope la enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink.
Owing to the larga number of letters received only a few can be answered
here. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions.
Address Or. William Brady In care of The Mall Tribune.
' STILL ANOTHER tHE FOR CASTOR OIL.
The lubrication of airplane engines
la only one of the several usee ox
castor oil. Fresh castor oil la also
one of th best
oils for the scalp
and hair.
Fresh castor oil
la an excellent
soothing applica
tion for chafing,
applied on folds
of linen or mus
lin. In certain
casea of acute
diarrhea a full
dose of castor oil
la the beat remedy, for It quickly
sweeps out the Irritating substances
and Its after-effect la binding.
There are two common conditions
In which castor oil la too often given
In spite of the fact that it dose only
harm. First, costlveness In Infancy
or childhood; every dose of castor oil
In such a condition produces greater
costlveness the next day. Second,
acute inflammation In the abdomen,
whether It be appendicitis or any
other Inflammatory condition; here
a !ose of castor oil, or any other ca
thartic, places ttv? victim In greater
peril of peritonitis, the excitation of
peristalsis or movement of the in
testine tends to spread the Inflam
mation which, with absolute rest,
might remain confined to the region
of the appendix. It la a good rule
never to give castor oil If the pa
tient has acute bellyache. Use ex
ternal heat, particularly moist heat,
and call the doctor.
Castor oil, I regret to say, has won
for Itself a considerable repute as a
remedy for Intractable facial neural
gia, and also aa a remedy In certain
cases of periodic sick headache (mi
graine). For several .years I tried
to convince myself that the benefit
ascribed to thla remedy by victims
of these distressing complaints were
actually manlsfestatlona of our old
friend John O. Coincidence. John
has taken a good deal of joy out of
my life. But In snJte of my pains
taking silence about the aubjeot. tes
timonials trickle In without apparent
provocation, and now I am compelled
to acknowledge that there may be
something in the treatment that we.
or at least I don't understand. If
any one telto me it "ellmlnatea" tox
ins or poisonous wastes or anything
like that I'll do murder on the spot.
There are various plans or methoda
for taking castor oil as. a remedy for
facial neuralgia or for migraine (it
la not for the relief of seizures or
attacks, but rather a corrective of
the fundamental trouble). Some suf
ferers take from 5 to 10 drops of cas
tor oil (In capsule or otherwise) three
times a day for period of several
Sales Tax With Shelter
Exemption Is Explained.
In Series of Short Articles, J. C
Barnes Explains Details of
His Proposal to Lighten Tax
Burden on Workers
V.
Shelter Tax Exemption and the State.
Family units owning and occupy
ing one family dwelling, both In the
country ana in tho city, are the cells
out of which a democracy la formed
and upon which a democracy must
depend for It continuation. When
home-owning families no longer dom
inate our social and political life we
will cease to be ft democracy and be
come some sort of ft "communist ex
periment. It should be he first concern of
the state to bring home owner hip
within the reach of very cltl-en of
the state: It then thould be the first
obligation upon every oltlsen to own
a home. Not only s'. ould this con
cern the Individual states but as well
it should be the concern of the fed
eral government.
The federal government already has
undertaken some constructive effort
In this direction by the organisation
or dtstrlct federal home loan banks.
These were organised chiefly for the
purpose of making more liquid the
assets of the present organlred loan
associations and loan companies that
have In the paat been engaged in
loaning money for home developmet.
Now, If the state of Oregon exempts
shelter from taxation It will make
possible a wholly new deal. To carry
out this new deal It would be neces
sary to have a federal home loan
bank In each state to loan money
on tax exempt homes, and these loans
to be made direct to the Individual.
In order to make these securities the
very safest for Investment the state
of Oregon should underwrite all loans
made In the state for this purpose.
This would be the state's contribu
tion toward the creation of these cells
that It must depend upon for sta
bility and continuation of Its exist
ence. The federal government would nit
have to change Its present plan of
financing federal home loan banks to
any great extent. It would simply
have to organ tr STATE federal home
loan banks In each state as rapidly
as the various states compiled with
the requirements of shelter tax ex
emption from all state, county and
school taxes and agreed to under-
I write thfse loans. Tr-w banks would
put in operation tne clause already
In the act, providing for loans direct
to the individuals. So the federal
government would subscribe Its en
dorsement and support to this plan,
to the end that home development
could be carried out at ft low rate
of Interest. It would mean that in
this state and every state, cittrens
would become interested In home lm-pft9lt-oa-a4aUi
faoA 4Y4
Brady. M. O. '
week, regulating the dosage to avoid
looseness, but taking as much aa
possible short of that. Othera take
from half to one teaspoonful each
morning ahortly after rising, to pro
duce a brisk laxative effect, for the
first week or two, and after that a
smaller dose each morning, aa much
aa possible short of loosening. After
eight or 10 weeks they take it only
on alternate mornings for a few
more weeks, and finally a small dose
once or twice a week.
That the benefits from thla treat
ment of neuralgia and migraine are
not due to the laxative action of
castor oil seems certain, for these
sufferers rarely obtain any relief by
the use of laxatives. Possibly the
benefit la due to ricin, an Irritant
principle contained In the seeds from
which castor oil la expressed. Three
castor oil seeds have been known to
cause fatal gastro-enterltls in a man,
according to Shoemaker.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
KIM the Fungus.
I followed your gasoline treatment
for athlete's foot. After immersing
my toes in a little pan of gasoline
for half a mlnutn five nights In suc
cession the trouble was completely
cured. I had tried many prescrip
tions In vain. Miss M. H.)
Answer It kills the fungus which
produces epidermophytosis or ring
worm or trench foot. Use enly ordi
nary gasoline, not ethyl.
Antiseptic Absurdity.
Is (an antiseptic nostrum) a sure
preventative of halitosis in all cases?
Can an odorous breath be a natural
condition? R. M. D.
Answer I doubt that even a good
antiseptic is a preventative of foul
breath or a remedy for It In any case.
Foul breath may be due to certain
foods or medicines, or to various
pathological conditions, such as In
fected tonsils, sinusitis, pyorrhea, den
tat carles, or certain stomach dis
eases. Obviously even a good anti
septic la futile against these causes.
In my opinion the nostrum tou men
tion has precisely the antiseptic value
of .a teaspoonful of boric acid dis
solved in a pint of boiled water.
Bleaching the Hair.
I had chestnut colored hair, but
I used a nostrum) and later pe
roxide and bleached it. Now I have
to keep using the bleach as the hair
grows out. Will this Injure my hair,
or my mind, or my health? Miss
L. K.
Answer It is harmless to health to
use peroxide to bleach your hair, but
I can't answer for the nostrum. Of
.course bleaching Is a chemical process
and may eventually harm the hair.
(Copyright John F. Dllle Co.)
opment and land settlement. It is
tne one incustry in which he work
need never be completed. Single fam
ily homes, with flowers and gardens
and trees, that each succeeding gen
eration may add to and improve, tear
down and build up, must necessarily
be a never completed Job and must
be a Job that will occupy more of
each citizen's time in each succeed
ing generation. Our citizens must
learn how to paint the picture but
never call it completed. They must
bo encouraged to go into the coun
try and use surplus acres for this
purpose. If we are to carry out the
dream of democracy as Tlsloned by
ttie founders of our nation we must
turn to this "sanctuary" , for cour
age and consolation at this time. We
must dedicate to- this use a part of
the leisure time given us through
the technological development of
machinery. j. o. BARNES.
BACKING OUSTER
(Continued uoin Pace One)
'Thl gesture of friendliness I
lughable," he continued. ''As laugh,
able as when he rushed Into print be.
fore the Injunction with legal opin
ions, but asked that his nome not
be used because of his clvlo connec
tions. Now. when Copco opeako he
throw caution to the wind. We are
not to be fooled: we are not quite
that Innocent.
They Shall Not Taw!"
"The people spoke definitely on
November 8. W are not going to let
corporation lawyer and Copco lead
u Into strange entanglements so that
they may continue under law to en
rich their coffers at the expense of
our people.
"We blew the shock troop, out of
their political dugout, on election
day. Now the 'black horse cavalry'
la brarenly on parade. The mask 1
off. They are out In the open. That'
where we want them.
"I ask my friend and supporters
to hold the lines until I return to
wait the call to arms. The Issue Is
now Copco and special privilege
against the peop'.e. Our answer u
'M1 snail not pass.'
KLAMATH MAYOR
DECLARES COPCO
For Electing President
By Popular Vote Instead
Of Electoral College
To the Editor:
In spite of the great victories the
Republican and the Democratic par
ties have won over each other dur
ing the past 72 years, subsequent
elections have proven that either
party has a precarious hold upon the
electorate. A study of past elections
will reveal this. And this study will
also reveal that several, of the Re
publican successes have been due to
the political blunders of the oppos
ing party, and vice versa.
Going back to the first election of
Lincoln we find the Democratic party
hopelessly split and another party
dividing the party's vote. Had the
Democratic party been as united in
1800 as It had been theretofore, :ts
nominees would undoubtedly have
been electd.
In the campaign of 1864, Lincoln,
so It Is related, thought he saw de
feat at the polls, and had decided
upon the election of his opponent,
upon resigning and letting his suc
cessor carry on the closing scenes of
the Civil war. As It was, Lincoln
was triumphantly re-elected. But
there was a large adverse vote in the
north and had the southern states
been represented in the electoral col
lege, Lincoln would have been de
feated. In 1868, General Grant, with a.l
his fresh laurels from the war and
with an almost worshipful popular
ity behind him, had a close race,
with the south still unrepresented.
In three or four states from which
Grant obtained a large block of elec
toral votes, he carried those states
by less than 1100 votes.
General Grant probably escarped
defeat for re-election by a Democratic
blunder. The Republican party was
confronted by a schism. A large ele
ment within the party had become
dissatisfied with Grant's administra
tion and went so far as to nominate
a ticket, headed by Horace Greeley.
In opposition. The Democratic blun
der was in in Indorsing this ticket.
Had that party nominated ft strong
outstanding candidate and made a
spirited campaign as during the pre
ceding national election, the result
quite likely would have been differ
ent. .
The closest election was In 1876.
when Ttlden received a plurality vote,
but the vote In three states was ro
close (and finally decided only a few
days before Inauguration) that Hayes
was accorded one electoral majority
after a very bitter contest.
The Garfield-Hancock election was
an uncertainty until the votes had
been counted. Garfield's popular ma
jority was comparatively small.
The Blaine -Cleveland contest was
very close and Cleveland won by se
curing New York's electoral votes by
a popular plurality of less than 1100.
A disaffection among the Republi
cans, headed by Conk 11 rig, Schurz
and other leaders of the party, con
tributed to Blaine's defeat.
Cleveland lost a re-election to Har
rison in 1888 by an electoral plural
ity, although he had, (as I remember)
a popular plurality.
Old-Time Gridiron Stars
Of Medford Squads Are
Named By 'Grandpa Fan 9
In anticipation of the big game to be played tomorrow at Multnomah
field, from which he expects "Medford to bring home the bacon" If she
plays her regular brand of football; a fan of 35 years, who has watchel local
teams grow from the game at Robinson Flat to the speedy present-day
encounters at Van Scoyoo field, turned back the pages today to pick his
own all-stars. And to remark that the present team is the best Medford'
eTer had, and the coaching system superior to all predecessors.
Football wa a country-wide oport
35 year ago. when Vila particular
fan a a boy of five haunted the
football field. Tho town team waa
the first team and usually licked the
school team. "But MedfonT always
took ner football seriously," he add
ed, "and was always bringing to the
front a faster man Ilka young Ol
Unsky. .
"There wa a period, however, dur
ing which Aahland beat the local,
due to the Ashcraft family, a bunch
of real players. 17ie Eagle Point
team waa plenty hot, too, when the
von der Hellen were in their prime.
They carried the championship for a
number of year. Those were the
day of the hurdle, and the von der
Hcllens ould Just pick up a little
fellow, named Mummaugh, and pitch
him over the line.
"The greatest linesman southern
Oregon ever had was Lewi Bennett,
who played for Medford and made
varsity at Oregon State: then Bill
Morgan, who developed after he en
tered Oregon.
"The best runner southern Oregon
ever saw In action was Pansy Ander
son: h was faster than Olllnsky.
Bob Palouae woo hot on the running,
too." The tan of many years gazed
off toward Van Scoyoo field, "fie
was plenty good.'. .
"Claud Hoover waa one of the beat
ends Medford ever had. He was a
plaj-er and later mad varsity at the
College of Physician and Surgeon
at St. Louis. Bed McDonald wa an
other, and Hughes, I'd say th best
center put out here. One of the
Merrlman boy wa a dandy In the
old days too. And Shorty Miles, he
was a quarter back and a real one.
"Th best runner I've seen here
tn 55 yeor though, and I've never
missed a game, were Pansy Ander
son, first. Olllnsky. now on the
Job. and Al Melvln.
"Cogjlns was a wonderful player,
too, about 15 year ago. And Trev
Lumsden, th banker, believe It or
not. that guy could play football..
"Eddl Demmer, I'd ey wa the
best punter. There was a Dressier,
too. who added a lot of life to foot
ball her. Bo did Beeeon of Talent,
he wa plenty good. And Clayton
Isaac, down there In th music shop,
he ws all tuned up when he got
on th field.
"But they got m all beat today.
Kvery year football la getting bet
ter. You talk a lot here about
Prlna all -team. Why I remember
Cleveland turned the tables on
Harrison In U97. but by no great
popular or electoral margin.
Many of us can recall the McKJn-ley-Bryan
campaign if 1809. Up un
til October Bryan seemed a winner,
but the master strategy of Mark
Hanna overcame apparent defeat and
carried his candidate through. A di
vided ticket, headed by Palmer, aided
Bryan's defeat.
MoKlnley was again elected in 1000.
His untimely death at the handa of
an assassin elevated Theodore Roose
velt to the presidency, and he suc
ceeded himself in the half-spirited
contest of 1004. when the Democrats
decided to sidetrack Bryan and nom
inated Alton B. Parker. There was
no keen support for Parker among
the rank and file of the Democrats.
and here enters for the .first time
In our history political majorities
running in excess of a million votes.
Taft swept the country In 1S08
over Bryan. And then came the Re
publican debacle In 1912 and the
overwhelming victory of Wilson,
though the combined popular vote of
Taft and Roosevelt evas greater than
that of Wilson.
The great majority of voters re
member the closeness of the contest
In 1916. between Wilson and Hughes
California, the last state to report
final returns, gave Wllsor a 1 are
plurality of something like 12W) votes.
and her vote re-elected Wilson. Re
publican disaffection again made a
Democrat president.
Harding's elctlon was a walkaway.
Any Republican would have succeed
ed that year and any Democrat would
have been defeated. The American
people were overfed on everything
that pertained to the World war.
Whatever chances, if any, the Dem
ocrats may have had of winning In
1924, were thrown to the winds by
the Democratic convention 'debacle.
The rancor there sown could not be
eradicated by election time and Cool
ldge went In by a large plurality.
John W. Davis was the sacrifice.
One of the candidates of the turbu
lent 1924 convention, Alfred E. Smith,
won the Democratic nomination In
1928. I was at that time and am
now more firmly convinced than
ever that Smith's religion and noth
ing else, defeated him. I believe, but
for that alone, he would have been
elected. For, what may be said to
the contrary notwithstanding, the
country was not "sold" on Hoover
In 1928.
The 1932 election Is fresh history
Down to 1904 it can be shown that
a change of & few thousand votes
(In three cases a change of a few
hundred votes) in some of the states
that have large electoral votes would
have changed the electoral vote and
defeated the successful candidate.
A logical deduction Is that our
electoral college Is archaic and an
anachronism and should be displaced
by ft method more in keeping with
a modern democracy, preferably
popular vote. A. B. WILLIAMS.
Medford. November 23.
well when' Bill Bowerman was Just
a bench warmer. They develop aa
they go along. And I'd like to see
that team of Prlnk'a up against a
passing attack of Burgher's men. I
wonder what they'd do. Burgher's
kicking excells them all, too.
"When they used to play out there
on old Robinson Flat down Holly
atreet, the Irrigation ditch that furn
ished water to the brewery, ran right
by. They frequently had to stop the
game to fish out the ball, but
thought they were putting out the
best brand of football. Every gen
eration thinks oo, and every gener
ation does. When someone looks
bock at the real teams of such and
auch a time. I'd like to see them
brought forward. Just to show them
the kind of a walloping they'd get.
These boys could beat them all and
they're putting out a better, clean
er type of football.
"It's the whole system, the old
fan explained. "They start right Into
It down In the grades: Henderson
gives it to them, Klrtley gives It to
them, and -Burgher gives It to them,
all the same kind of ball. Not an
Imitation of any one system, but a
superior brand of their own."
Jenkins' Comment
(Continued from Page On I
SEVERAL hundred years ago, some
crank got the Idea that popula
tion was going to grow faster than
th capacity of the earth to produce
food, and ao In tlm the whole popu
lation of the world would eterv to
death. And did he scar people.
Now, a everyone knows, the out
standing problem of the agricultural
world 1 to find a market for the food
that is produced.
IF TOO are wise, you won't let your
self get scsred Into a chill by stste.
ments of the Impending exhaustion
of the supply or thl, thtt or the
other article of dally use.
IMi.D's Keek Janitor Job.
SLANT. Czechoslovakia (API
Eleven doctor of philosophy nd two
full time professors were among 200
applicants for the Job of Janitor at
Uit local Uad school.
Flight 'o Tim
(Medford' and Jackson Countj
History from tn (tie of tat
Mall Tribune ot 4 and 10 fear
Ago-)
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
November 23, 1923,
(It wa Thursday.)
Frank Bacon, actor, who won fazn
in "Llghtnin'," dead.
Suspects Jailed In Grant Pas may
furnish clue to bandiu who held up
Sprague Retgel. BUI Schults and other
local folks, while en rout from a
dance.
Co-ed of U. of W. who posed In
trunk barred from athletics.
Pardon denied Harry Orchard, slay
er of Idaho governor.
T. Slater Johnston leaves for
Thanksgiving dinner at Rochester, N.
Y.
Morris Leonard hit In eye by stove
pipe, he says, keeps busy telling how
it happened.
City all a-flutter over Turkey day
football game with Ashland, but firm
for no Oregon referee.
Attempt to rob Strang' drug store
fall.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
November 23, 1912.
(It was Saturday.)
Great excitement around University
club aa Harvard wins from Yale, 30
to 0.
Austria sends battleships to attack
Serbia. Move nettles Balkans and
may precipitate European war.
A lull has been experienced In so
cial circles this week, pending many
varied activities surrounding Thanks
giving day.
"Hardened Souls" at th Isls;
"Broken Hearts" at the Ugo. and
"The Country Girl's Revenge" at the
Star.
Rumpus at council meeting Is
averted when Attorney Porter Neff,
diplomatically start reading an or
dinance providing for a sewer on
West Fourth street.
STATE POLICE
TARGET FOR GUNS
(Continued from Page One)
McQuade and Lee Jackson, were In
dicted, and are still sought for their
part In the Knott killing.
The grim desperateness of the trio
last night caused the theory to be
given credence that the attempted
killers of Officer Folsom may have
Included either McQuade or Jackson,
and thBt they shot to ovoid arrest,
and revealment as the missing fugi
tives. Shot Without Warning.
Officer Folsom stopped the ear,
bearing an Illinois license, 808-911,
when he noticed that it had no tall,
light. A man came to the rear of
the car, where the state policeman
was standing. Folsom asked for th
driver's license. The man replied
"Sure," and reached In hie coat. He
drew his revolver and opened fire ln
stnntly, and then leaped on the run
ning board, as the sedan roared away.
Officer Folsom secured a fairly good
description of his assailant, and 1
certain that the auto was a Chrysler
sedan, of large body, and high epeed.
The sedan sped northward over th
Pacific highway, but It Is thought to
have taken a country road, and back
tracked or Is still hiding, waiting for
the search to relax.
Hunt Continues.
8tate policemen Immediately started
a petrol on the Pacific highway north
and south and on tributary roods,
but no trace waa found of the des
peradoes. The hunt for the car con
tinued today in this state and Cali
fornia. The authorities are positive that
the three men took desperate chances
to avoid detention for a more serious
crime, end that they are badly want
ed elsewhere.
Officer Folsom pursued the Chrys
ler sedan for a mile, while bullets
whizzed about his own auto.
State police wired today to Spring
field, ni., to determine to whom the
license was Issued.
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