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PAOE SIT MEDFORD MATTi TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1932. Medford Mail Tribune "Emywa In Soutntff Orttoa IUU tat Mail Mban." Dalll Bleep! BltunU, uuruuD HINTING CO. latr-i. N mt n ' Bouem kiihl, diu K L KNaPf Mumar Ad lndepnlwrt Hwnmw Cotrrad a) leenm Jul milter at Madfort Oricos, unlet ACT af Mint I. 18'. (UUSCttllTlOr BATES 7 MiO to AUnne. Dim. w Dallr. awntfl . "y B) Carrier. In tdnnct Mtdford. Aialano, licUoorUM, Central Poll.1. Ptoenil. TaHot. UolO Bill and 00 HkMani Dill,. Boolb " Dallr. ana for ,,BU AU urea, eub la adrtiica. OfTldal papa at U Clti ol Medlcrt Official paper of Jitawc umtr utw.n or Tim amiociatki hues" HkcUIKI full UUO l Iht AiaocUlaO Praw U McluHitU anutlad la tea nia fiTwIiUealloa at all oaa. thtulm TtmS fa II at olWral amllted la lata an ulilitlalbi lata. oaa. aiMUM oanlo. All rllhU foi pubhtauoa of apeclal dlaMttoai arals ara alia rewnwl- UEMRKH Ot UNITED PHE88 MEJIDEH Of AUU11 BUUEAO or cmrULATiQNfl Adrertl'lnt Heprawnumei U 0. MUUENSEN . COMHAOT Office! lo Ilea Tori. Coleec. nrtrolt, sap Ftaoelieo, U estatea. He.nl. Portland. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthor Perry u making rapid strides u an alibi or bellralslng. The .fon'tlw. Even If the taxe. .re no reduced, the taxpayer will till gat the benefit of the hellralslng, and thus be) amused, If not helped. Bettfum balk at paying her war debt lnatallment to America, U amount to only $3,138,000. and the raaaon for not paying It la becauae Belgium does not feel Ilka paying It. This la an atrocity the like of which baa been Inflicted upon no nation alnce Belgium had her own atrocities. Mayhap you recall the war time post , "the iron heel of the Hun" ready to oruah poor, brave, little Belgium, and how your eyea grew misty with teara when you read the aob stories about tha Belgians. .tVnd how well King Albert pranced In the movies, as tha audlenoe cheered. People forgot all about the Belgian atrocities In tha Congo, and the womenfolks were busy knitting things for Bel gians. Belgium called us a savior, but they thought us suckers. This col's campaign against the hatleaa colony is getting results. Sev eral have quit going bareheaded, but are wearing derby hats. John D. Rockefeller proclaims, "the lack of money is not vital, and Is stressed too much." John is right. The lack of money la never vital, If one has more money than one knows what to do wltn. A hone that hops on three legs the first four blocks, has taken the place of the id, that runs on two cylinders eJl tha time. Tha Republican prty. whose pa thetic showing In the late election was cause for deep and long walling, has recovered Its composure, and will steady the Democratic party." One time at the Mat, a boxer was knocked down seven times, and then helped hie foe out of the ring. The little Japanese boy who showed up at school last September with a dirty face, has been forgiven by hta Maw, and may get to go to the movie soon. The Information is forthcoming In the press that the revived Klan, who straightened out a bunch of Califor nia Communists a month ago. "are passive." It Is also proper to mention at this time, the CommunLsta they atralgtened out are also "passive." Three of the lot became so "passive" that they have returned to Norway. Red and Peanuts were made- bene ficiaries today of a 130,000 trust fund IV left by their mistress, Mrs. Alice Hun ter to provide her pets with the choicest bones and finest catnip lor tha duration of their lives. (Press Dispatch.) A type of lady that al ways shows up at Ohrlatmaa time, when all the little girls have dolls from Santa Glaus. a Tha cold spell brought out the military puttees, to protect the male ahank from tha Icy blasts. The put tees, right after the war, were a very popular bit of equipment for the panted sex at all seasons of the year. Due to the depression, and their wives not kicking them on the shins any mora to make them mind, the puttee has puttered out, and was only displayed on Decoration, Armistice and Labor Day, and when a 2nd loot, went to Crater Lake with a good look ing girl. Col. C. Tens Tengwald and Col. Chris Oottlteb are two of the aUunchest devotees of puttees. Col Prank L. Tou Velle of J'vllle also has a pair, which he bought when a colonel In Ohio. Col. X. B. Kelly also , has a pair of tha pome ahlnguards. Col. William F. (Tog.) Isaacs has a pair somewhere around his fishing csbln. A plain citizen with puttee engaged the eye of Col. Del O etch ell one day last week. Tho plain citizen was an oil truck driver, who used his puttee as a holster for a lead pencil Bight or ten stllla back In the hills, when tha wind Is cruel and the snow Is deep tha boys do not fool around with leather contraptions. They don't look fancy, but they keep their feet warm. They wrap gunnysarks around their shanks and keep them fastened up with baling wire. TIIK l,UKT FOR KXl'KRTS (Kansas City NUir A newspaper may count that dny lost which does not bring In the malls several plans for saving the world by soma new monetary device. A survey of a week's mall suggests that as many persons regard themselvra as currency experts as consider them selves medical experts. And do not all of us feel competent to giva our friends advice on every ailment known to medical science l Why Pick on "UB sympathies are all with Babe Didrickson. This young lady, unquestionably the greatest girl athlete of our time, was recently deprived of her amateur status, because she gave her testimonial to a certairt motor This ruling means that the amateur athletics are concerned. sional shot putting, high jumping, or swimming leagues for members of her sex, it means she Jliss Didrickson terms such agree with her. Not only unfair, silliest sort of snobbery. TVJO one claims Babe is a professional, in the generally accept- ed meaning of that term. She doesn't earn her living by capitalizing on the fact that she athlete in the world. She may or may iot have received a 6-cylinder roadster for that testimonial of hers. Reports Had the Babe selected some extremely poor ones, she would anyway, blie would also have to Europe, a la Helen Wills, shown some of her foreign sisters, her heels, and demonstrated on the Riviera she can handle a golf club as skilfully as the javelin. Then no one would have brought charges against her ama teur status. Athletic speaking she would have been 100 percent pure. OUT she has to earn money, during the winter in order to participate in amateur athletics during the summer. A roadster of her own will out down car fare, and in this motor age, perhaps give her a better paying job. Is this any reason for ruining her career, and throwing the Texas Babe out on her cart We think not. In fact we amateur athletic rigmarole is hooey. Athletes, men or women, who earn their living in athlctiu competition, should be rated as professionals; those who don't earn their living that way, should be rated as amateurs. Among the latter those who friends to finance them, should be allowed certain liberties and emoluments, provided they remain amateur in spirit, i.e. con tent to compete in amateur contests for the fun and the glory of the thing, AND NEVER COMPETE FOR PAY. . UNDER such a ruling the Babe would retain her amateur fif.nt.nn nnrl rnnrlstpr ni no rnftrintftr. hft Allowed to take part in the next Olympio games. That would do the Babe great good, and the Amateur Ath- letio Association no harm. In fact it would be a step toward placing the latter organization upon a common sense and demo cratic basis, a reform which is greatly needed. What a Difference! THAT a difference a little politics makes. You may recall the bonus marchers, their entree Into Washington being synchronized the presidential campaign. We don't know how many f erred from Hoover to Roosevelt because of "the shameful way these deserving war veterans were treated," but we doubt if 500,000 would be an exaggerated estimate. The Democratic national press bureau capitalized and publicized this issue, from one end of the country to the other, particularly among the war veterans. That was on the eve of the tion and appeals to class prejudice meant votes. OUT what happened only a few months later when the Hunger " Marchers trekod into the District of Columbia! Among them were many war veterans, also women and children. They too asked for federal aid, not in tho way of a two billion dollar bonus, but in the way of food What did they gett They quarry, with machine guns and only exit night and day, their convenient bread lines, not even They wore not housed and fed for weeks as were the bonus marchers, nor were any bogus riots staged to furnish appropri ate head lines. When the ragged army disbanded, no free rail road tickets were distributed, as was done last fall. But we hear nothing about the hard hearted Republican administration, or the Cossack methods adopted toward deserv ing but unfortunate victims of this depression. The incident was neither dramatized nor publicized. It was simply closed. Why! Simply because votes aren't wanted now. President Hoover is out President Roosevelt is coming in. The Hunger marchers were ill advised. They should have staged their march on Washington before instead of after the campaign! SALEM. Ore., Deo. 15. (AP) The tangible reaulta of a public police probe here last night were that moat of the accusations were declared to be hearsay and that further wlti.c-s who were accredited with atatementa against the police were summoned to appear. City Attorney William H. Trlndle ruled most of the testimony given by James D. Hartwell, "star witness" against the police, as "hearsay" or "gossip." Accusations of police pro tection of gambling, Indifference to boom parties and failure of officers to redeem allegedly worthless checks were made. Hartwell also asserted that Police CMef Frank Mlnto- had appropriated for himself county money paid for transportation of pris oners Chief Mlnto and Officer Oeorge Edwards testified that they had not used city-owned cars for the trans portation of the prisoners and were therefore entitled to remuneration. A Christmas Seal on every letter -Will help piany to get better, the "Babe? car manufacturer. "Babe" is out of it as far as And as there are no profes is out of athletics entirely. action "grossly unfair." We but a glaring example of the is the greatest all around girl differ. But what if she did f well-to-do parents instead of have had a six-cylinder roadster been able to take frequent trips believe about 90 percent of thiB have no wealthy parents or so prettily with the opening of thousands of votes were trans' campaign, when misrepresenta and clothing. got herded into a deserted stone mounted policemen guarding the final dispersal, to their homes or getting into the newspapers. FATAL SHOOTING TILLAMOOK, Ore.. Dec. 15. (AP) Geo rye Headstrom of Portland was held In Jail here today on an open charge while county officers Investi gate ha fatal shooting of Charles Rouse, 43, of Blaine, who died Wed nesday from a bullet wound In his chest. The sheriff aald that as nearly as is can determine tha facts. Rouse went to the residence of Clyde Har rison near Blaine Tuesday night, and started a quarrel with Headstrom. who worked there. Harrison defend ed Headstrom and ordered Rouse from the home. As Rouse prepared to leave, the sheriff sMd, he grabbed a rifle from the Wail, threatened Harrison and then fired at Rouse. Tha bullet lodged In the man's chest. ' ' Orvgtm Weather. Bnow in east and snows, turning to rain, west, tonight or Friday; rising temperature; increasing southerly winds becoming gales offshore. ST AY TON Improvement made to cross-walks around cit, Personal Health Service By William Slffnetf letters pertaining to penouaj diagnosis or treatment, will be answered addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters Owing to the large number of letters here. No reply can be maae to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady In care of The MaU Tribune. BETTER FORGET YOl'R DIGESTION. Although soma medical authorities still seem to think constipation la a factor of 111 health or at lease tempo rary Indisposition In soma cases, I believe tbla quaint medlcaj notion la disap pearing from our modern, medical literature and la d est lne d to be dlacarded alto gether In another decade or two. Of course Z am aware that In a few Instances con stipation la due to some pathological cause, such sa hemorrhoids or gall stones, and the cause must be re moved In order to correct the consti pation. But It la fair to aay that In ninety-nine out of a hundred cases constipation Is simply a bad habit. We haven't room to describe in de tail how tha habit la acquired. We shall aay only that tha chief cause of tha habit la the widespread vicious fancy that a physio or an enema or a freak diet which purports to in crease "elimination" Is always good when anything alls you and even beneficial when nothing alia you. This absurd notion. X aay, la still entertained by some of our present medical authorities, and In the past was quite generally accepted as sound practice. But the world moves and aome of us manage to trail along after it. Mow I shall give my own opinion or belief about thla question, remind ing you that I can't prove it la so, and leave you to draw your own con clusion. I believe that In tha absence of serious disease ordinary constipation has no HI effect on health. I believe the more Immediate or acute symp toms popularly ascribed to constipa tion are actually produced by anx iety or worry and Introspection, and that the more remote or chronic 111 effects which the quacks and nostrum manufacturers so ' insistently suggest are actually produced by the physic enema or funny food the misguided victim takes to "regulate1 the bowel. I am firmly convinced that In 90 cases out of 100 the victim's troubles will fade if he can be persuaded or compelled to leave the bowel func tion alone, to refrain from Interfer ing for ten days. Don't give me any of your notions. I know what I'm talking about. - It would be foolish and futile for any victim of the constipation habit to attempt to break hta habit In the Everything AH Wrong With Country Says Dean NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (AP) The trouble with this country, as Dean William F. Russell of Teachers college, Columbia university, outlines It, Is: The calendar la wrong. Christmas and other holidays should always fall on the same day. Our system of hygiene and food la "terrible." Our governmental system la "the worst In the world. ("I am depressed at the terribly bad nature of our gov ernment," he said). Our spelling la "as bad as the Chinese." Our system of weights and meas ures Is wrong. SALES TAX NOT LIKELY IN LAME (Continued tram Pag Om auto war Tery muoti womad early In tha wek about tha Brltlan pay ment. They could not decide what to do. That waa the reason the aub Ject was left out of Mr. Hoover's an nual message to oongreaa. He was trying to find some way whereby the British could pay with out affecting International exchange. He realised payment would be excru ciatingly painful In gold with the pound at as, 15. The Idea was broached that pay ment might be arranged In francs or lire. Officials thought they might be able to work out something along that line. Insiders have already coined a phrase for Oen. von Schleicher's policies: "field gray socialism." Fu ture industrial subsidies will be con fined to enterprises which are useful to national defense. Schleicher I ri te nde to convert these subsidies aa well as poet ones Into shares In these concerns, thereby In many caee making tha government majority owner. Mr. Hoover's $300,000,000 veterans' cut got marked down to ,137.000.000 before he announced It In his budget message. He has been toying with the Idea since the beginning of the presidential campaign. He planned to break It In a speech then but his political associates privately warned against It. The government will be very lucky If congress authorlra even that much. Underlying sentiment on the "bill" Is strongly agalst economis ing on veterans' expenditures In these times. The out will hardly be as muoh as Mr. Hoover recommended. The expert accountant who Inves tigated the .farm board will report shortly that practically everything there has been on the up and up. Some Irregularities are supposed to have been discovered ajuoug smaller Brady. &L D. health and hygiene, not to dtseasa by Dr. Brady If a stamped, self- should be brief and written In Ink. received only a few cap be answered wey X suggest. If the poor gullible galoot Is not first absolutely con vinced that I am right about It. Here I may say that my method has proved effective In hundreds of cases, and so far as X am aware no one baa suffered any 111 consequences from going on a physic strike, whether for five days or for nine. Finally, we must not lose sight of the fact that the entire digestive process, from the Instant the food la swallowed to the Instant the real due la ejected. Is controlled entirely by tha autonomic, sympathetic, In voluntary, unconscious nervous sys tem, and this automatic regulation la not at 11 weakened or Impaired by months or years of abuse of the di gestion with physics, enemas, zreaK dleta or other Interference. Just as soon as you can get your conscious mind off your digestion and your bowel, perfectly normal, natural auto matic regulation Is resumed, no mat ter about your diet or other habits. QUESTION'S AND ANSWERS. Coffee. Troubled with the pleurisy. What is good for It? Is strong coffee bad for the liver and kidneys? T. R. Answer Pleurisy la a serious con dition and it should be treated only by tha physician. A cup or two of coffee a day la not harmful to health, tho certain invalids should not take coffee unless the physician approves. Missing, Adam's Apple. What has became of the "Adam's apple' in men, as so generally seen in men 30 or more years ago but to day ao little In evidence? 1. O. M. Answer If there la actually such a change perhaps tt la attributable to Increasing effeminacy, fatness, soft living. Hunger Craving. I have such a hunger craving con tinually , . . wake In the night as hungry as I can be . . . barely through a meal when I begin to crave food again . . . been told by trained nurse . . . O. M. C. Answer Better check on the "train ed nurse" by getting the opinion of the corner druggist or the traffic cop. If you feel the craving la not normal, why don't you consult your physician? Borax for Sweating. Thank you for your suggestion. I had tried about every product known for excessive sweating of the arm pits, but borax, applied as a powder or as a solution for bathing the arm pits, has given the greatest satisfac tion. -Miss D. J. 'Answer' It la one of tha least In jurious remedies for excessive sweat ing. (Copyright John F. Dille Co.) Our method of dress la: "Women paint their faces, cover themselves with rings and adorn themselves like savages. Men's dress la uncomfortable, hot and expensive. Even ham and eggs were put on the dean's frying pan. "We eat ham and eggs all over the country." he said, "yet they say that we are not a uniform nation." The remedy, he told a student con vocation yesterday, la either a dicta torship or "the return of Intelligent thinking." He opposed the dictator ship, and was not overly optimistic about the thinking. oo-operatlvee. They date back to early In the farm board game when things were wilder than they are now. Generally the board will be awarded a clean bill of health. There 1s good private Information that they could liquidate, today for 140.000.000 to ,180.000,000. That means a net loss of more than $320. 000,000. Farm board members hope to keep their Jobs by changing their busi ness. Their report fits In signifi cantly with the Roosevelt allotment plan. Also, they are getting rid of their heavy timber. The treasurer Is being shifted off cn the home loan mortgage system. A hlfth priced at torney to whom congress objected Is being traded for nothing to the R. P. O. The board will have to do more than that to sustain Itself. Congress men are getting ready to cut off the appropriations. Llquldstlon will be officially turned over to the R. P. O. The Republican congressional lead ers are laying off Mr. Hoover. Pew went near the White House nt the opening of the session. Usually th.y come trooping In droves, beam ing and full of handshakes. The diffidence apparently was mutual. Mr. Hoover called In only one sena tor Reed of Pennsylvania for con ulstlon about bis annual message. H00VERDEF1ANT WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (AP) President Hoorer has determined to defy the decision of senate Demo crats not to confirm any of his ap pointments and will con untie to send nominations to tha senate as he has done in the past. One of the president's sides. Theo dora Joslln. s)d today Viat Mr. Hoo ver would "continue to select appro priate men to fill existing vacancies or those that might occur in tha near future." Several major vacancies remain to be filled. One vacant post exists on the federal reserve board, another on the power commission and several Judgeships ara open. When Mr. X y vxj, a. SW-. I k aS a aaaaaaim -m mwaahBaanBSTfanr'aniillia na mafj One or the most exacting and nerve-wracking tasks ever undertaken by Mr. X, the Mall Tribune's man of a thousand trades, was that of act ing as anaesthetist during the extracting of four of his wife's wisdom teeth. In Harrlsburc. pa. The teeth, which had failed to come through the gum, were removed by Dr. C. J. Crane, without more difficulty than usually attend, such an operation. Mr. X declares that the lime during which he administered the "sweet air" was the longest he had ever been able to keep the better-half silent. Harder and Harder Jobs Are Placed Before Mr. X By Readers of Tribune Mr. X's Program for Friday. 11 A. M. Open the old watch contest at Larry Be hade's Jewelry store. Noon Luncheon at the Rex Cafe. 1 P. M. Make a budget for a lady residing at Talent, Oregon. 3 P. M. Make a man In the dis play window of the Campbell Clothing store. 8 P. M. Design, cut out, and completely make a dress for a lady In the window of the M. and M. store. 4 P. M Repair a coo-coo clock for Mrs. Carl J. Bromraer, 831 Minnesota. 5 P. M. Mend a broken pewter tea pot for Mrs. L. B. Williams, 530 South Peach. It looks as If the readers and mer chants have taken Mr. X's offer to do anything for the public seriously. Re quests are arriving at the Mall Trlb unn offices by every mall, and the Jobs asked of Mr. X are getting harder and harder. A glance at his program for Friday will convince the most doubtful person that Mr. X Is up against a tough Job. Starting out on Friday morning Mr. X will open an old watch contest at Larry Schade's Jewelry store. If you have an old watch, bring It to the store and leave It there until Tues day of next week. Mr. X will be there on that day and act as Judge of the old watches. The owner of the oldest watch will receive a Parker Duofold fountain pen for a prize. It doesn't matter If the watch Is not in running order, bring it in anyway. It may win the prize. This contest la open to everybodyand it costs you nothing. Mr. JTs Judgment will be final when he pronounces the winner of the contest. After lunch Mr. X will make a budget for lady residing In Talent. The most difficult problems are, so to speak, "duck soup' to Mr. X, who will be In Medford for five days, starting Thursday, to offer his assis tance to Medford residents In unraveling knotty problems and performing !.n.5"l! a!"' " y0 h"e h tOT n!m to Pform. no matter how difficult, fill out the coupon below and send It to the Mall Tribune r MR. X To Mr. X of The Mall Tribune: I hereby apply for your services. The Job I have for you Is 1 and should. require. This service to be performed Phone No-. Willamette Coach Change Is Denied SALEM. Deo. IS. A story in a Walla Walla, Wash., paper stating that changes were rumored in the coaching personnel at Willamette and Pacific universities, brought emphat ic denial here today from Prank M. Krlckson, dean of Willamette unlver alty. as fsr as those rumors concern ed the Bearcat coach. Ooach Roy 6. "Spec" Keene merely grinned and said, "I'm not worried," when shown the clipping. Bench Warmer Named Captain WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. (AP) Lee Howard Carlln. who didn't play In a single game this fsll, has been elected captain of the 1933 Oeorge Washing ton footbsll team. The 33-year-old halfback from Jop lln, Missouri, was Injured In training at the a tart of the season and saw hta teammates go through their schedule from the bench. He was chosen captain last night. Senator Convicted Crime Against Girl 8BATn.S. Dec. 13 (v-N. O. Rob inson, 37-year-old Democratic atate repreaentatlve-elet. was convicted JJ a superior court Jury, today of an Aided Dentist Oregon, and on his return to the city he will undertake to "make a man.' This challenge came from the man- agement of the Campbell Clothing store. Mr. Campbell says he does not care how Mr. X makes the man, or what material he uses provided when the man Is completed he la In keep ing with the high quality of the mer chandise sold by the store. Mr. X will undertake to do this In the window. He says It will be funny and the spectators will surely get lots of laughs out of the demonstration, so be on hand and watch htm "make a man." Will Be Dressmaker. Probably the hardest task ever put up to a man comes from the man agement of tha M.r and M. store. Mr. X Is to be In the display window of the store at three o'clock In the afternoon. There will be a sewing machine and cutting out table pro vided for his use. - He is to design, cut out and completely make an after noon frock for one of the ladles present. The gown must be com pleted In one hour's time, and when It Is finished It will be presented to the lady who acts aa Mr. X's model. This lady will be selected from the gathering by Mr. X, so If you want a new dress, designed and made by Mr. X, be at the store a little before three o'clock on Friday afternoon. He may select you for his model. Before .Mr. X has his dinner he will repair a coo-coo clock and fix the leak In a pewter tea pot. In the even ing Mr. X will be on the air. He has promised to broadcast over KM ED, between 7 and & o'clock for the "Good fellow" committee. Mr. X will give some selections on his famous Chinese waffle Irons, aa he calls them. They are freak musical Instruments he picked up while visiting a foreign country. If you have a task for Mr. X to do, fill out the coupon on another page, and mail or bring It to the Mail Tribune office. His services are free. COUPON -hour,. free. - I offense against Marorle Rowtey, u-year-old Algona girl. The Jury, which had deliberated about 13 hours, rec ommended leniency. OOQUILLB Noaler's Cash grocery opened for business In Vosler build ing at corner First and Hall streets. ELGIN "Recorder" plant to move to new location soon. PEND LITTON city water supply improved. QnamioM; m The Carlsbad of America Open AH Year Under same management as tha Richelieu Hotel "Famous lw its fooef Finest Mud and Mineral Baths and Mineral Waters in the World Miraculous Curative Waten for Rheumatism. Arthritis, Lumbago, High Blood Pressure. Nervom Fatigue. Stomach Troubles Rates (with meals)-Cottage, ft day, 24 wkv-Hotel, IS day, 130 wk. When in San Francisco S(os ml Ihw Richelieu Hotel Van Ne. at ftear? aa Sl.se a Plight 'o Time (Medford and Jackson Count) History from the Files of Tnt Mali Tribune of 4 and 10 Year Ago.) TE.V YEARS AGO TODAT December 15, 19". (It was Friday) Gov. Oloott of Oregon, at meeting of governors flays Ku Klux Klan aa menace. Mayor Gates gets busy and asks Portland mayor to help land Toledo. O., high game with Medford. Postofflce needs a Janitor, but no body wants the Job. Chrtotmaa mall starts. People warn ed to address all packages, and to wrap them well and securely. Elks Chrlitmaa tree nets 1700 fo local poor. Gold Hill to build new water sys tem. Democratic press of nation opens fire on Senator Lodge of Massachu setts. (Ed note: Andrew Mellon, sec retary of treasury, took bis place tha last eight years). , Mike Hanley ships 11 cars of cat tle to Wllletts. Calif. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY . December 15, 1312. (It was 8unday) Churches to place city candidates on record. Daughter of E. H. Harrlman. tha "railroad king,' breaks toe dancing. Medford wins Bear creek brldgf case. Rainfall In valley still below mal. Wall street warned by "Salem group" to stay out of Oregon. Hugh Elliott the blacksmith, an nounces he "gives special attention to shoeing crippled horses.' Good government league Is formed1 for city election. . $ , . E IS AGAIN IN TOILS (Continues now Page One) ; After that he decided to write hi experiences, and the book and motion picture dealing with the Georgia pris on system followed. Now he operates a small store la East Orange, and before his arrest was a familiar figure in downtown Newark, where he was taken into custody. Interviewed by a local newspaper only last Sunday, he expressed tho hope of obtaining a pardon. "I wish to be a free man onoe more," he was quoted ss saying, "and be able to hold my head high In any part of the United States. I'm atul a 'fugitive from a Oeorge chain gang.' but, believe me. It's an empty honor." , He recited his experiences to tho reporter, retelling many of the Inci dents he had written, but he said the most dramatic moment in hla life was meeting another escaped con vict In Newark, April 1, 1931. The other fugitive was John Moors) who, with Bums and a third man, held up a grocery in Atlanta, Oa la 1931. . The trio was captured and Bums waa sentenced from six to tea years. He escaped in 1933 and waa free until 1929 when, according to his story, a woman brought about his reutrn to the "chain gang." After his first outrbreak, he choso Chicago as a place to live and be came a success as a magazine pub Usher. He married, but later fell In love with another woman and saked his wife for a separation. Bhe agreed, but In time asked for more alimony. When he refused, the story goes, aha notified Georgia authorities end Bums was arrested In 1929. A lengthy legal battle followed, wttH high Chicago officials taking an In terest In the esse. Burns said he waived extradition finally when Geor gia officials promised a pardon with in 60 days if he would take such sctlon. But the pardon was denied and a new fight for freedom began, with his brother, the Rev. Vincent Burns, taking sn sctive part by aeeklng the) aid of ecorea of prominent persons. The brother declared the prison com mission told them if the prisoner' conduct was good for a year his par don would be only a matter of rou tine. There was a hearing In July. 1938, from which no word came for weeks. The next news was that Burns had escaped. The small, 125-pound fugitive a prisoner once more is 41 years old. RIDDLE New eteel bridge over South Umpqua on Riddle road will be completed end opened to traffla. PORTLAND Klmball a Orocery. SO West Lombard street, opened mea, department. Byron Hot Springs Contra Costa County. Cal. er Richelieu Hotel, San Francisco 4 . i i ' I
