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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1933.
No. 248.
Twenty-Seventh Year
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
THE United States supreme court
rules that the Union Pacltlc rail
road can not be compelled to build a
railroad across the state of Oregon.
Thus ends a celebrated case.
BEARING on this' decision, here la
an Interesting comment from
Charles rf. Thomas, public utilities
commissioner of Oregon:
"If tlmea- had continued aa they
were at the time the case was started,
the position of the citizens of tho
tteft cm tits question (the cwe-stae
Htteoad) weuM heme been sustafned."
TUs re te say, la Commissioner
THomee' Judgment, the decision of the
supreme court was a "legislative de
cision." WHAT Is meant by "legislative de
cision?" Well. In plain words, It Is something
like this: The supreme court prob
ably reasoned: "The railroads are not
in good financial condition. This
road will coat approximately eleven
million dollars. That amount of
money would be hard to find right
now. And railroad men assert that the
new line would show a steady loss
Besides, transportation conditions are
changing so rapidly that It may be
this territory can be served by trucks
more cheaply than by railroads."
So, since there may have been
doubt aa to the compelling nature
ef the provision of the transporta
tion act In such cases, the court may
have decided that it would be wiser
publlo policy to rule against the com
pulsory extension.
Hence the term "legislative de
cision." npHB colebrated cross-state. -railroad
1 was planned originally by E. h.
Harrlman, as a part of a great project
for the development of Oregon. Then
Harrlman died.
After Harrlman's death, anti-trust
proceedings were launched by the
government against the railroad sys
tern that he had built up, and dlssoiu
tlon of the Union Pacific-Southern
Pacific merger was finally ordered.
One of the resulta of this dlssoiu
tlon order was the abandonment of
the cross-state railroad In Oregon.
SEVERAL Interesting developments
In railroad history, and in the
attitude of the government toward
the railroads and the problem of
railroad transportation, are Illustrated
by the history of this cross-state case
For example, the anti-trust suit
against the Union Paclflo and the
Southern Paclflo was Instituted by
the government, which was then try
ina to pry existing railroad mergers
apart and make the Individual lines
highly competitive.
Now the government 1 trying to
force the railroads to MERGE Into
a few great systems.
Quite a change in policy. Isn't It?
rpHE cross-state line was abandoned
X. as a" result of a suit by the gov.
eminent to compel two railroad
systems to unmerge.
Later on, one of the powerful
agencies of the government, the In'
teratate commerce commission, OR
DERED the Union Pacific railroad to
BUILD this same rail line which had
been abandoned because of the op
position of the government to mergers.
It wsa this formal order of the
Interstate commerce commission
which was reversed by the supremo
court decision of yesterday.
Another considerable change, you
see.
IT ISN'T merely' laws and govern
mental policies that have changed.
CONDITIONS have changed also.
The railroads, once the sole reliance
for Interior transportation have
now become primarily long-distance
haulers. The short-haul business Is
being pretty largely absorbed by the
truck.
The railroads are not doing much
opening up of new territory. That
Is being left to the modern highway
and the new transportation systems
It has made possible the truck and
the bus.
Changing conditions have affected
In a strangely Interesting way the
fate of this cross-state rail line in
which Oregon has been so keenly in
terested for so many years.
MILTON. Ore., Jan. 10. (API C.
P. Christian, veteran of the civil war
and many years a resident of Forest
Orove, Ore., died here today, aged 90
years.
VETERANS PLEDGE
Resolution Condemns 'Vic
ious Propaganda' Calcu
lated to Incite Riot Le
gion Principles Set Forth
Denunciation of published threat
of mob violence and overthrow of
constituted authority In the county
was voiced at the regular meeting
last night of Medford post of the
American Legion, several members
pointing out the harm being done
the community by continued lnflam
atory propaganda form political
sources. .A resolution condemning
those engaged In such practice was
Introduced and passed by practically
unanimous vote, there being but two
voices raised in objection.
The resolution aa adopted reads as
follows:
. "Whereas, the principles of the
American Legion are set forth In the
preamble of Its constitution t,hat
"For God and country we as
- soclate ourselves together for the
following purposes: To uphold
and defend the constitution of
the United States of America; to
maintain law and order: to fos
ter and perpetuate a one hun
dred per cent Americanism:
to Inculcate a sense of Indi
vidual obligation to the com
munity, state and nation;
"And whereas, a serious situation
la rapidly developing In Jackson
county because of vicious propaganda
spread by at least one dslly news
paper and by word of mouth, which
threatena to overthrow the usual
tranquil and law-abiding condition
of affairs In this county, and to In
cite to violence and mob action In
the county the Irresponsible element
therein;
"Now There Be It Resolved, That
Medford Post, No. 15 of the Ameri
can Legion, does hereby' condemn any
newspaper, Individuals or group of
Individuals In Jackson county that
are engaged In printing or circulating
(Continued on Page Two)
MILK WAR FLARES
ANEWINMEDFORD:
PRICE 5CTS. CASH
The drastic reduction in the price
of milk by Medford's three largest
creameries to pay-ln-advsnee cus
tomers waa branded as a "price war
against the milk depots" today by the
Oilman Dairy in a atatement, in which
the dairy refused to join the move
ment.
The price on milk was reduced
this week to five cent a quart to
customers paying in advance for their
product. The price equals that pre
viously charged at milk depots, where
customers were required to call for
the milk and to bring their own con
tainers. Provloua to the reduction,
milk delivered in the bottles was
selling for nine cents. The price to
charge customers has also been re
duced to eight cents.
The Oillman dairy, in opposing the
reduction today, stated, "Such a re
duction Is necessarily temporary, and
the purpose could only be to put the
milk depots out of busln-ss.
"We understand the majority of
these depots are operated by farmers
who are endeavoring In this manner
to find a market for thetr milk at
a reasonably fair pri.ee.
"We have no quarrel with these
men, and are not trying to eliminate
this competition by selling our milk
at a loss until they are put out of
business.
"From 10 years experience we know
our cost Is approximately 17 cent
per gallon to produce the milk on
the farm; and approximately 12 cent
to refrigerate, bottle and distribute
grade A milk.
An all-day meeting of the parent
educational study group was In ses
sion today In the auditorium at the
county court house in charge of Mrs.
Sara H. Prentiss of Oregon Stste col
lege, child development specialist.
The meeting opened this morning
at 10 a. m. The subject for discus
sion was "How Children Differ.'
Leaders were in attendance from
Ashland, Medford. Prospect. McLeod.
Central Point and Eagle Point.
Washington Plans
Chain Store Tax
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 10. (AP(
Five new bills. Including ones to re-
, peal the direct primary law and to
1 l)r-i; ci-,ain stire. were Introduced
' today In t:ie atte senate of the
1 Washington legislature.
Stork Hovering
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10. (AP)
Mrs. Llhby llolman Reynolds, widow
of Smith Reynolds, was In the ma
ternity department of the Pennsyl
vania hospital for observation today.
DANGER SEEN IN
ON COURT HOUSE
To the Editor:
The headlines of the morning paper
to the effect that Lowell Zundell pro
poses to lead a mob of 3000 citlmns
upon the courthouse and there to
demand the resignation of certain
county officials can only arouse In
the minds of thoughfui and tempe
rate citizens a feeling of alarm.
With unemployment and depres
sion and hunger abroad in the land.
this Is not the time for that sort of
assemblage.
Perhaps it would be well to here
set out the Oregon law on the subject
of riot and unlawful assembly. Sec
tion 14-601:
"Whenever three or more per
sona assemble with Intent, or
with means and preparation to do
an unlawful act, which would be
riot if actually committed, but
do not act toward the commis
sion thereof, or whenever such
persons assemble without au
thority of law. and In such man
ner as is adapted to disturb the
public pence or excite public
alarm, or dkgnlsed la a manner '
adapted to prevent them from
being Identified, -such an os
lembly Is an unlawful assembly.
Section 14-603 prescribes the pun
ishment for participating In a riot
and fixes the same from three months
In the county Jail to 15 years In the
state penitentiary, according to the
gravity of the offense.
Such an assemblage can have for
Its object one purpose and that to
bully and intimidate the duly elected
officials of this county to resign the
offices to which the people elected
them. The law provides ample
remedy to the people In the recall
of public officials. Any other method
of removing them from office is un
lawful and seems to take away from
the official the opportunity of de
fending himself, and having his day
in court, or before the people.
This business of inciting' people to
take the law In their own handa la
an extremely dangerous proposition,
and may well result in no little blood-
shed. I believe that this situation
demands prompt and vigorous action.
Wr. Lowell Zundell and any other
person responsible for this idea
should- be hailed before the grand
Jury forthwith, and if the facts are
as stated in the morning Paper, should
be promptly Indicted for inciting riot.
Very truly yours,
E. E. KELLY.
STATE BOUNTIES
SYSTEM FAULTY
PORTLAND. Jan. 10. (AP) The
circumstance that the state no longer
pays bounties on cougar and wolves
doesn't mean that the state game
commission has lost Interest in preda
tory animal control.
Prank B. Wire, state game super
visor, declared today that the bounty
system has proven ineffective and
that the paid hunter system has been
found the most efficient where funda
are available.
But. he said, "in addition to out
right abuses of the bounty system,
revealing cases where fraud was at
tempted, it has been found that more
than 75 per cent of the cougar and
wolves taken were accounted for by
what are called 'occasional killings."
laie Tnnlrht Colonel nd Mrs.
Gordon Voorhies are leaving by train
this evening for PorlsaQdj
HOOVER PLEADS
ACTION 10 HALT
MUNITIONS SALE
Special Message to Congress
Asks Ratification of Pact
Or Power for President
-- War Not Mentioned
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (AP)
President Hoover, In a special mes
sage to congress, today urged either
the apeedy ratification of the pro
jected convention to suppress trade
In Implements of war. or special legis
lation empowering the chief execu
tive to limit or forbid shipment of
arms for military purposes.
The message, which has been await
ing presidential approval for several
weeks, did not mention any spectftc
conflict such as the unofficial Slno
Japanese war or the differences be
tween Paraguay and Bolivia in the
Chaco.
PEIPINO, Jan. 10. (AP) Chinese
troops under General Ho Chu-Kuo
engaged in an all-day battle with
Japanese forces at Chlumenkow Pass,
24 miles north of Bhanhatkwan, today
Delayed dispatches from the- com
mander said the engagement began
at 6 a. m., when Chinese cavalry met
the first charge of Japanese mounted
troops. The attack was Joined by
Japanese and Manchukoan Infantry
and artillery, and the Chinese lines
were bombarded from the air.
ELKS LODGE AT
"ALBANY. Oto. Jaii: lO.(AP) Loss
estimated by firemen at more than
$100,000 was caused here today when
flames destroyed the Albany Elks tem
ple and most of the contents of three
stores on the lower floors.
Tho fire started In the rear of a
drug store at the west side of the
building and spread to the corner
through the C. J. Breier store and into
the Sternberg ladles' shop. Firemen
said they were in doubt as to the
cause of the blaze.
All equipment and furnishings of
the lodge hall was destroyed.
NEWS. P. MENT
GOES THRU MEDFORD
A. D. McDonald, newly elected
resident of the Southern Pacific com
pany, and J. H. Dyer, vice president
in charge of operation, passed thru
Medford this morning in their official
cars "Oakland" and "Del Monte," on
the Shasta.
The two company men are on an
Inspection trip, and were accompan
ied north from Medford as far aa
Roseburg by A. 8. Rosenbaum, district
freight and passenger agent. Mr.
Rosenbaum presented the men with a
box of choice Rogue River valley
pears.
Chicken Pox Wane
In Local Schools
The chlckenpox epidemic Is sub
siding in ths Medford schools, ac
cording to announcement today by
Mrs. Ruth Swanson Dodaon, Medford
schol nurse. Mrs. Dodson also re
ported few children ill with influ
enza, which hu attacked many mem
bers of the adult population.
Oregon Weather.
Oregon: Partly cloudy west and fair
east portion tonight. Wednesday gen
erally cloudy, with rain in west por
tion: little change in temperature;
moderate northwest winds offshore.
Jackson Co.
Aid Sales
fBf Mary Grrinrr KHIt.)
8ALETM. Jan. 7. (Spl.) The Jack
ton county deleRatlon were two to
one against proposed two per cent
flftlea tax when It came to a final
rote In the leg! nature tonight.
The Ironic, though amualng. part
of It waa that none of the three waa
allowed that warm glow which cornea
with the realization of having ridden
the popular wave In hi own houae.
Representative Day nd Kelly op pot -ed
the tax In the lower houae, which
passed It, and Senator Dunn aup
ported it in the upper nouee, which
defeated It.
Representative Day, in a quiet,
dlgnifed manner, explained hla rote
with the aeeertlon that the bill waa
an "eleventh hour proposition af
fording an Inadequate solution to
nnm of the vravejit economic ctph
w faoM by the people of Oregon." j
ReAreaeaHViw Kelix. in of bia i
Schissler Quits
As Grid Mentor
At Oregon State
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 10. (IP)
Paul J. Schissler. head football
oaoh at Oregon State college,
submitted hie resignation today.
The resignation was accepted by
the executive committee of the
board of education, to become ef
fective at the end of the spring
term, June 30.
Schissler and Chancellor W. J.
Kerr of Oregon's system of high
er education, conferred for three
hours yesterday on the matter of
Schissler's salary. He had balked
at a salary cut In line with that
accepted by other members of the
faculty.
EX-COUNTY HEADS
To the Editor:
In view of the fact that consider
able publicity has been given to the
failure of the former county court
to provide In the budget the neces
sary funds for a general audit of the
books of the county, we feel that in
justice to the tax payers and clttzena
of the county that the matter should
be fully explained.
At the time the budget for 1938
was adopted, the advisability of mak
ing a general and complete audit of
thoroughly considered by the former
the entire booka of the county was
county court. There were no funds
available for auch an audit, and It
would have been necessary to provide
the funds by general taxation. The
budget committee, consisting of B. E.
Harder George B. Dean and Henry
O. Enders and the membera of the
then county court, considered that
they were not Justified in Increasing
the tax levy for 1933 by including
the amount necessary for such an
audit:, however, the budget does in
elude an Item of $600 to pay for the
semi-annual audit of the county
books, which audit la provided by law
and which has been taken each and
every year by Mr. E. M. Wilson, a
certified publlo accountant.
In addition he hu made monthly
reporta to the county court, these re
ports covering a complete audit of all
tx receipts, licenses, justices' re
ports, receipts and settlements by all
officers and statements of all funds.
His annual reports made In addition
to his monthly reports included com
plete inventories of county property,
machinery end equipment, and much
other detail required In such reports,
which reporta are on file In the office
of the county clerk.
VICTOR BURHU.
JOHN BARNTmUAG,
O. B. LAMKIN.
MEET TO INSTRUCT.
1 DELEGATES
A meeting of the Southern Oregon
and Northern California Mining asso
elation Inc., will be held In the
chamber of commerce Wednesday at
7:30 p. m. Final Instructions to
delegates selected to attend the West
ern Oregon Mining congress will be
given and all delegates, as weH aa all
others interested are urged to be
present.
A man thoroughly conversant with
the method of securing loans, through
the medium of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, will be present
to give the delegates the benefit of
this knowledge.
Activimns Meet To
Observe 2nd Year
At the meeting of the Active club
this evening, the charter members
will entertain the others In the club.
In observance of the local chapter's
second anniversary. A spe:lai pro
gram Is being planned for the even
ing, and a large attendance la ex
pected. Delegation
Tax Demise
SQUABBLE
first talks before the houae, declared
there was no provision in the bill
for reduction of state and county
coats.
"The money collected by this pro
posed tax," he said, "would go back
to the counties, to be expended, no
doubt, upon emergency relief. This
would bring no mitigation to the
real property taxpayers."
Both representatives expressed
themselves as believing a sales tax
could be worked out which would at
least relieve the state's temporary
economic pains.
The Jackson county shelter tax bill
la still In process of overhauling and
will be Introduced aa soon aa possible
at the regular session. The southern
Oregon delegation will do everything
possible to emphasise Its merit, they
say.
The f-t that it is not yet ready
(Continued an Page 91x4
$5 AUTO LICENSE
AMONG BILLS IN
SENAMPPER
Provision for Borrowing R.
F. C. Coin for Relief and
Repeal of 18th Amend
ment Is Introduced Early
SALEM, Jan. 10. (tD Twelve bills.
ranging from reduction of expenses
of county officials to the A5 auto
mobile license proposal, including
provision to borrow money from the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
for unemployed and making possible
the calling of a constitutional con
vention for repeal of the 18th amend
ment, were dropped Into the senate
hopper this morning.
While the house opened Its day's
session without the Introduction of a
single bill, senators were kept busy
malting final drafts of bills for in
troduction. Committees of both
houses started work immediately up
on adjournment of the short fore
noon sessions.
Would Borrow 9IO.060.0dO.
Senator Charles Spaudlng's measure
for unemployment relief would make
It possible to collect alO.000,000 from
the Reconstruction Finance corpora
tion, to be administered by the gov
ernor. It provides he shall appoint
a commission of three through whlcfe
the fund would be administers . The
money would be loaned out to em
ployers to hire help, payable in five
years.
The M license fee for autowwrfeUea
was introduced by anatr Bawl
Allen of Washington county, and pro
vide in addition a two per cent ad
valorem tax, computed on the factory
price and allowing 36 pec t e
preclation for five yeses, after wfclete
the price is set at one-tenth of the
original value. Trucks and tralless
are not affected by this bill, but
electrJe-vehJcle for commercial pur
poses are required te pay 50 ver et
more tax than truotts new pa?.
Uptona PAth-tpa Pw.
Five of the bills wew ltjinl
by Jay Upton. His lMt lnolue the
calling of a special election to eleet
delegates to a state constitutional
convention within 90 days after con
gress submits to the states tire quen
tlon of repeal of the 1M am4
ment. He ale tofts la hie bllta 6
eliminate the traveling expenses of
all county officials efept . assesses
and sheriffs and reduee the sntartes ef
clerk and treasurer eaefc by Mr.
Deschutes county. ,
A Joint bin by Senateis arlmmev
man and Burke and Efce?Hrstatlves
Motftillllps, Duerst and Lewis would
have the stale share in the property
tax delinquencies of counties, 'and
provides for taxes to state be pay
able once ewefc month Instead ut
twice a year.
Creation of an uneanployweeit c
mlsslan to function in placing un
employed persons on tracts of farm
land reclaimed by the state or coun
ties for delinquent taxes and to as
sist them In financing their opera
tion Is the aim of senate bill No.
11, by Senator Lee and Representa
tive Beckman.
Ma artier Mrdea Pm.
An orderly and well disciplined
army of 3(10 "hunger marchers" late
yesterday presented their 120-point
demands to the legislature, and their
requests were heard for two hours by
virtually every member. Governor
Julius L. Meier, other state officials
and a packed to overflowing gallery.
And, like ftie failure of the gov
ernor to present his biennial massage
on the opening day of the session
th Is march upon the capitol was
unique in Oregon history. Seven
speakers, including one young wom
an, presented the arguments for Im
mediate relief. The group dispersed
after the meeting and many already
hAve started for their homes.
CHEESE PROM AT
Tomorrow noon at the regular
luncheon meeting of the Lions club,
H. W. Ward of the Ladlno cheese
factory at Eagle Point w!l b & guest,
m well as the Rogue River cowboys.
the cheese factory's orchestra.
Personnel of the musical group la
Sam Coy, "Boss" and manager; Bob
Cowden, Lonesome; Ed Cowden, Hap
py; Wallace Ragadale, fimoky: Bill
Hoi man, Slim; Wayne Whaley, Weary;
Charles Sturgell, Chuck and Bert
Whaley, Smiley.
Cinderella Sale
Marks Birthday
Marking four years of business in
this city, the Cinderella Shop on
South Central avenue la conducting
a special anniversary sale which
started today and will be continued
during the next ten days.
Dresses, coats and hats from the
Cinderella Shop's fall and winter
stock are offered at attractively low
prices to southern Oregon girts and
women who take advantage of thla
event. Some advance spring apparel
I k also included t sale prioe
Kindly Host Dies
EMIL MOlin, for ninny years pro
prietor of the Hotel MtMlford, who
rllecl of heart fnllure lnst nlglit.
IL
SUDDENLY AFTER
LONG ILL HEALTH
Bmll rtfehr, for a quarter of a cea-
tury active In the civic ane busl-
9 life of Medford. died suddenly
In his apartments at tha noiel IK?ti
ford last night shortly before mid
night, due to heart failure, ne had
been In Ill-health for several years.
o complained Monday of not feeling
well, but believed hla condition was
not aerloua. His pamlng came m
distinct shock to hundredn of frlencss
throughout the state and county.
Bmll Mohr was a man of sterling
eharaoUr. unfailing gonlallty, and
Msk optimism. He hna been a resi
dent of this city ajneo 11)10 a greater
portion of thkt time, as owner and
mnnoffcr of the Hotel Medford.
Re le survived by hie widow, Idas.
Mntwlp; KtoHr, two daURfeteM, Rm.
Aalta Itokertasn of this elty, Mtas
Edna Mohr, a atllftent at the Univer
sity of Oregon, and Emll Mehr, Jr
aliio a student at the University of
Orepon. A nephew. Rudolph Mohr.
reslaes la Bim Francisco, Calif., and
seseer. Mrs. Theodore Oehrktm in
tfummelsbuttel, Germany.
Funeral services will be held from
the Perl Funeral Home Friday at 2:30
o'clock. Rev. W. R. Balrd officiating.
Interment In the Siskiyou Memorial
park.
Bmll Mohr wna born in Memngsteai,
Germany, April 13, 1863, and waa 10
years of age. At the age of 10 he
came to America, and settled in San
Francisco. His first employment there
waa a cferk in a grocery store. Later
(Continued on Page Six)
JOFT'S PROPERTY
LISTED $67,259.35
An inventory and appraisement of
the property belonging to Ray Toft
of Jacksonville, who committed sui
cide October 6, last year, has been
filed at the county court house by
Attorney Rnwlea Moore and J. C. Col
lins of Medford, Carl Anderson of
Jacksonville and W. J. Roberts of
Medford, appraisers.
Although rumors at the time of Mr.
Toffs death wore to the effect that
he was In financial difficulties, the
appraisement, listed on 1032 values,
gave his property a valuation of
07,209.35, according to the papers on
file.
An ordinary appraisement of pro
perty, seldom takes more than one
page of single-spaced typewritten
copy, but that listed for Mr. Toft re
quired 47 pages and showed that he
possessed 61 pieces of real property,
held 34 mortgages on other real pro
perty in the county, held 32 chattel
mortgages, and had In hla listings 58
unsecured notes.
Seven additional notations of real
property were given, and six Items of
personal property. The complete file
haa a total of 171 Independent Hems
of proerty Hated.
Dr. C. I. Drummond. county phy
sician, was looking to the welfare of
the coming generation In Jackson
county today with new concern and
enthusiasm. For a new member hat
been added to the Hat, and her name
Is Drummond.
The very little miss, born to Dr.
and Mrs. Drummond this morning
at the Community hospital, was
weighed according to all the regula
tions, advanced by the health worker,
her dad, tipped the scales at six
pounds, 14 ounces, and is a dashing
brunette. Mother and baby were re
ported getting along nicely this after
noon.
STORK BRINGS GIRL '
10 C. I. DRUMMONDS
IS
IN PROPOSED LAW
Big Wall Street Banking
Firm Father of Idea Is Re
port Democrats Probe
Building Extravagance
By PAUL MAU.OV.
Copyrighted hy Mi HIure Newspaper
Syndicate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. floma of
thoss who have, had conaarvatlvo
minds sines birth are beginning to
change them now. Jtiat major under
lying trimd la well Illustrated In tha
story behind the Hastings' bill. I
was proposed By Senator Hastings of
Delaware pcrmlttliaj debtora to ap
peal to the courts for a moratorium.
Tho courts cfluld authorize delay upo
proper snowing or Inability to pay.
Ths bill came to Hastings from So
licitor General Thatcher of the Jus
tire department, but 1U private blnth.
place was higher yet one of the
largest banking houses in the heart
of Wall street.
The bkr shots are altfni mere
thought than they care to publicise
to the debtor situation. One of the.
highest officials of the gpveratant
Aid in private conversation last week
mat lr he were permitted to reatalft
In office after Marfh 4 he would
favor some collective actioa by
debtora. He thought the nroblem
should ke handled In the states. Jf
organization of dobtors were formed
In ench state the creditors would cer
taWily become more letttent. No legis
lation la needed for that.
The Democrats are (salffiras at tb
public bulUIng work here ad threat
ening to make a acoae. '
One of their invest Ion tors has dis
covered that tha constniottori is bekua
f Continued
Page Two)
In order to better accommoj5to an
increasing number of patrons, the
Band Box and Shoe Box has added
000 square feet of apace to the pres
ent store at 333 East Sixth street to
Include tne room formerly occuplett
by the Medford Pur shop.
Work is now under way to remove
the partitions between the Band Box
and Shoe Box and the adjoining shop,
and according to plana remodeling
will be completed w!rln the neM ten
days.
The Interior of the place will be
redecorated, using apple green wall
with an attractive harmonizing color
scheme. Plve comfortable fitting
rooms and additional mirrors and fix
tures will provfcle every convenience
for shoppers in Mrs. IT. J. Carpenter's
dress, coat and hat departments.
A larger stock of shoes will be fee
tured by Mr. Carpenter who will oc
cupy the entire west side of the store
with his footwear department. A
number of wall shelves will be con
structed along with other equipment)
for displaying shoes.
SANTA MONICA, C1., Jan. 9.
To Mra. Coolldge:
Mrs. Coolldge, your husband's head
rests today not alone on hla Vermont
soil, but pillowed on the sincere trib
ute of the millions he had served.
Every writer has written of the
amazing hold he had on his country
men, and they attributed It to vari
ous causes. Now that he la beyond
the receipt of more honor, what
about the "amazing hold" you had
on your people?
Naturally 7311 tided your hivn?!
career. All wives do that. But what
made you so beloved by the people?
Overnight you were swept Into the
highest position that can be held by
an American woman. Other "first
ladles" had perhaps greater advan
tages, training, background and social
distinction. But you showed that
which travel and social association
can't compete with, something that
waa born In you, ft native dignity,
sincerity, a modest graclousnoss ihaG
endears you to all.
Calvin Coolldge left ft great lesson
to our government in "common
sense." Tours is Just as great ft lesson
to your sex, In ft homely loveliness
and, above all, ft consideration for
the feelings of others, which consti
tutes ft "real' lady, be she pauper or
queen.
Tours,
t;.i vy
- I ami luttmy-tatotMie
on