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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933.
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Th GREAT FIDDLER- ha como
for hla py. TJnllke Trouble, the
eminent violinist ni not Invited.
a trrmln that WB killed
by the cold, ha otarted to deny the
report ox it aeatn.
The wedding of Mr. Ole Spilling
and Miss Reglna, Broatea, wnicn oc
curred at Stanton February 19, wa
In accordance with the old Norwe
gian ouetom. (Stanton, Ore., Nowo.)
Spain accorded moratorium.
A Jig-Saw puzzle wa down from
."Old Oregon, on hU week-end, and
ojren hl own Paw dont know how
to work him.
A petition ha been In circulation
In these oartl urging that "Rum la
be recognised." From the hell that
ha been raised, it look like this we
a plot to fool Bueola Into Identifying
thl county a one of her own out
lying province.
While painting the phone pole
.long the highway white, to aid the
unemployed, they ihould be made
made more flexible for the benefit
of the reokleu driven.
A bogus 10 gold pleo ohowed up
Sat, It don't take long to get next
to bogu money. With other menace
If different.
A number who went south, with
the first fog of winter, have returned
with the first frog of prlng. They
returned, a they departed allegedly
-broke.
Scrip plan Inaugurated to otve
the currency ahortage, in various Pa
cific coaat area, have oollapoed like
a aack full of tour milk. The plan
to use serin tor buying, and real
money for payment due, failed to
function.
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"LEGISLATURE PLANS START"
(Salem Statesman.) Heavens I Thl
mean they will keep going, after
they plan to top. ,
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Green onion are now available for
munching. The Older Girl are afraid
to eat them for fear they will meet
strangers, and have caller.
"Rev. Oaaey left for Pine Canyon,
where he will try and preach Sun
day" (Paisley Item.) The muffled
knock, and a backhanded alap.
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MAW SMELLS A MOUSE
(Agony Column)
Dear Aunt Laura:
I am a girl 37 year, and con
sidered very goodlooklng, and a
neat dresser. I have been going
with a man a month younger.
His mother doe not Ilk me, but
hi father doss. The father 1
better looking than the son. His
mother has no ground for act
ing the way she doe. What
hU I do Puzzled Clartbell.
Several have the tired and sheep
ish look, that comes from believing
anything one.
FANCY WBITIN'
(Tola, Kan., Register)
Mr. Harrt Boeken of Prairie all
Was Our Oust a Saturday afternoon.
Mr J W Baker 1 administrator to
th estate Of Mrs Brankleburgh whos
husband Was Found Dead by her
bed they wer Old Friend.
Oh how butsy the Merchants ar
In lola I th Jeneral remark. Street
said Stores crowded. We did not
even get downtown, but have been
butsy at Home.
Many thanks to Mr. Charles Hast
ing for a treat of Home made cake.
Mrs. Holder was out helping her and
brought th treat a Sunday morning.
IN BALLOT MS
Mayor M. Wilson today an
nounced that he wanted all hi friend
' to know that he Is not In Jail. The
banner In the Oregon Journal, "Mayor
Arrested In Ballot Theft," he pointed
out, referred to Rogue River's official,
not Medford'a. He was afraid that
the Medford dateline would lead some
one to think he had been arrested
for the brazen theft; and so he wishes
the world to know Medford' mayor
1 not Involved. ,
Oregon Veatner
Unsettled with rain west portion
and snow nd rain east portion to
night and Tuesday: moderate tem
perature, strong southeast and south
wind otfshoie.
Is the "War" Over?
To the Editor:
. . "Now that these arrest have been made, and the Morn
ing New management ha been changed, don't you think It
would be a good Idea to stop this bickering and cater-waullng,
and let everyone get down to business once more? This hell
ralalng ha not only hurt business, but it ha given Medford
and Jackson county a black-eye all up and down the coaat,
from which It will take a long time to recover. Thl 1 not
. Intended as a criticism of the Mall Tribune. I know what you
have done, you have bad to do. But now that the battle has
t been won, why not declare a truce, and get our old Jackson
county hitting on at least six cylinder again?"
The above is an extract from a communication, dated Febru
ary 26th, not for publication, but a "friendly tip to the editor."
No one would welcome an end to "bickering and cater
wauling" more heartily than the Mail Tribune. But unfortu
nately whether it is to stop or
publication, but entirely with
speak started the shooting.
If the circulation of
end of the county to the other, is to STOP; if villification,
character assassination and malicious innuendo, against honest
and upright public officials is to CEASE; if attacks upon our
courts, defiance of our lnw enforcement officers, harangues
about "nooBes, ropes, and shotgun weddings" are to be called
OFF, in other words if the causes of what our correspondent
terms this "bickering" disappear, then the "bickering" WILL
disappear. IF THEY DON 'T,
TTIE decision does not rest with this newspaper, it rests with
those who have been doing everything in their power to
destroy it.
The decision docs not rest
abiding citizens of this county;
unscrupulous politicians, who
the unwary and unsuspecting,
tinual dissension and disorder,
literally establish a dictatorship.
The next move is up to them. Not up to this newspaper
or the type of citizenship it believes in.
Whether this community returns at once to peace and nor
malcy, depends ENTIRELY upon those who for several yours,
have been doing everything in
they abandon those efforts, it
don't, it will be war, war of
the FINISH 1
"The Committee of 100"
WE extend our heartfelt thanks to those responsible for
the formation of the "Committee of One Hundred."
If you didn't read the list of names Sunday, look them over.
They are representative citizens from all parts of the county,
in all walks of life ready to "stand up and be counted," for
the maintenance of law and order in Jackson county.
We want to hand these public spirited and patriotic goiltle
men a few bouquets which they richly deserve.
WHEN they signed up, things didn't look as peaceful as
they do today. The Daily News was still running under
its old ownership, and it was generally supposed it would con
tinue. ,;.,
' Every man that agreed to stand up and be counted, expected
to suffer for it. He expected to be maligned, slandered, villi-
fiod. He expected to have his business boycotted, and had no
way of knowing his life would not be threatened.
FROM a selfish, "free and easy" standpoint, these men had
avftrvthino to loan nnrl nnthinc tn cnin hv t.hA nation ths.v
took. BUT from the standpoint of GOOD CITIZENSHIP, they
had a duty to perform, and they performed it. Not only
PERFORMED it, but every one was on the mark and rarin' to
go, just as far as their duty as good oitizens NECESSITATED.
There they are now. And there are hundreds more 1
They want no mass meetings to pep up their emotions. They
want no ropes or sawed-off shotguns. They want no trouble if
they can possibly avoid it. '
But they do want law and order, the maintenance of an
orderly and just government, and they INTEND TO HAVE IT.
Whatever happens, or doesn't happen, these 100 men, and
those who join with them will, in our judgment, always be
entitled to wear In their ooat lapels the badge of "courage,
loyalty and good citizenship."
Writhing With Pain '
TOUhU it bo too much to ask, that the officers and leaders
of the Good Government Congress, read ovor that fa
miliar verse written by William Cullon Bryant, nearly one
hundred years ago;
"Truth crushed to earth shall rise again, '
The eternal years of God are hers;
But Error wounded, writhes with pain,
And dies among his worshippers!"
LINDBERGH SUSPECTS NABBED
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Assoclsted Press telephoto of Norman Harvey (left) and Joe
Bryant, Rosnoke, Va., youths, were arrested and charged with threat
ening to kidnap the second Lindbergh bnby In an effort to extract
950,000 from Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. It was just little less than
year ago that Colonel Lindbergh's first son was kldnaosd and slain.
Held tn Jiill Nye Mattnews and! Return Here Viola Strong return
Chet Brown are being held In Jail, j ed hero today by train from Kugenc.
following their arrest on charge jl j where she has been visiting for the
driving while intoxicated. - (past week.
continue, does not rest with this
"the other side," which, so to
half-truths and falsehoods, from one
IT WON 'T I
with the peace-loving and law-
it rests with a small group of
have so poisoned the minds of
that they hope, through con
to feather their own nests, and
their power to destroy it. If
wilt be peace tomorrow. If they
their own choosing, and war to
Personal Health Service
By William
signed letter pertaining to perwnsJ Health and Hygiene, not to disease
diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Ur. Brady tf a tumped, self
sddressed envelup. is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in me
owing to tbs Isrn number of letters received only a few car be answered
here. No reply can be nisde to queries not conforming to Instructions
Address Or. William Brsdy In oars of rne Mall Tribune.
WHV EXEMP T THE BRIDE?
For what rtsuon or reason do you
exempt the bride from furniibing a
physician' certificate of her fltneu
for marriage any
more than the
bridegroom? A.
A- P.
Oh, I just
thought It U
time the women
were g 1 t e a a
break.
The ao -called
"double etand-
dard" of morale
haa been tacitly
accepted In this
country for many
years. That is to
say, the young man may "sow his
wild osU" at the age when a real
msn should be founding his home
and family, and later the young man
may settle down, begin to behave
himself, and preserve his reputation
Intact. But the young woman' who
Indulges In any questionable affair
sacrifices her fair name and carries
a stigma, no matter If she finally
settles down and leads an Irreproach
able life. In view of this odd atti
tude of our public mind, I think tt is
fair and loilcal to waive the require
ment of the bride's health certificate.
In the event that a man should
propose to marry a woman of ques
tionable repute or even one whose
past life he knows to have been bad
as happens not Infrequently,
thanks to the spark of decency and
manhood that is In some hearts It
should go without saying that the
woman will wish to "have the assur
ance of a physician's certificate about
her fitness before she marries, and
of course she will wish to share this
assurance with her Intended husband.
If there Is any reason to doubt the
reputation or character of the young
woman, who would want to marry
her. certificate or no sertlflcate? Here
Is an argument which works only one
way. So far as the possibility of
bringing communlcbe disease Into
the new home Is concerned, we need
make no bones of saying that under
the present moral standard every man
who contemplates marriage must oe
regarded as a potential bearer of such
disease until a medical examination
has failed to find evidence of Infec
tion.
Any qualified family physician can
make the examination to determine i
whether the patient shows evidence
of such disease. No physician or
specialist can certify that a given
Individual Is free from disease; the
only ' assurance an honest doctor can
give Is that he has carefully exam
ined the pstlent and his examination
has revealed no evidence of com
municable disease. It Is not neces
sary to name any specific disease In
such a certificate; It Is sufficient to
say "I have examined John Doe this
day and I hereby certify that I find j
no communicable disease, signed,
Rtohard Roe, M. D." No physician 1
MPORTANT BILLS
SESSION CLEANUP
(Oontlnued from Page One)
It was expected night sessions will
be held the remainder of the week.
Senate Dry.
The senate, considered dry by about
ir to 13, will battle the 8.2 per cent
beer bill, which was approved by the
house by a large majority. It will
come out onto the floor on a divided
report, the majority of the alcoholic
committee favoring passsge and mi
nority opposed. Some changes In the
measure would assist Its psssage, pro
ponents believed. A close vote is
ntlclpsted.
Three special orders are listed In
the house, all having to do with auto
mobile matters. One Is consideration
of the truck and bus regulatory bill.
another the $o flat license fee and
the third calling for permanent li
cense plates.
Sales Tax Looms.
The taxation and revenue commit
tee was expected to bring out a re
vised salea tax program with the per
sonal property exemption clause, call
ing for a two per cent tax on retail
sates and a one per oent on manufac
turers and wholesalers. The definite
proposal, however, had' not been de
cided late last night.
Also coming out of the committee
will be a divided report on the chain
store tax ranging from 95 for one
store to $500 each for 30 or more. The
mtnortty report of three members
favor Its passage, while the majority
of four will recommend Its defeat.
The bill was amended to eliminate
service stations from Its provisions.
Utility Rill Coming.
The Important utility proposal,
known as the Thomas bill and over
which the senate fought two days, was
expected out of the house committee
with IB amendments. The major one
of these waa putting back In the bill
the budget control feature which was
eliminated by the senate. The other
amendments were declared to be of a
minor measure. With amendments,
should the bill pass the house, the
proposal would again have to be con
curred tn by the senate.
In addition to the special orders,
the house has 16 house bills and 11
senate bills on Its program. The sen
ate listed eight senate bills and eight
house measures.
A majority of the senate late Sat
urday refused to concede to the law
yers of Oregon the right to form an
organisation, created by law, for their
own regulation, with a board of nine
governors In charge of it. The bill
was defeated, with only IS affirma
tive votes. i
Rank Bill Rattle.
At the opening of tbs afternoon.
Brady. H. D.
cares to risk bis reputation In a care
less or Incomplete examination, In
such a case.
It Is not the bridegroom, but the
suitor, who should present his health
certificate when be seeks consent of
parent or guardian to an engage
ment. It should be the first thought of a
man who contemplates marriage, to
obtain such a certificate from a phy
sician of repute, and to offer It vol
untarily to the parent or guardian
of his Intended wife. If thl u not
done, .then the guardian or parent
owes It as a sacred duty to the young
woman to demand the suitor's health
cerlflcate at the first mention of
marriage.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lsst week I wrote and asked you
for a cough remedy, but Instead you
sent me a "cold" remedy or Informa
tion about the prevention and treat
ment of resplrattry infection. I prob
ably did not make my case clear. My
(two or three pages of symptoms)
. . . J. B. MoA. -
Answer I canut consider indi
vidual cases. The "feol proof cough
medicine" was described with full di
rections. In the monograph you re
ceived. That's all the advice I can
give you.
Truth About Tobacco.
I think you are fearless, to take the
stand you do about tobacco. In the
face of the trust. Most doctors are
afraid to say tobacco Is harmful . . .
J. N. M.
Answer1 Pish, tush, ma'am, why in
the world should any doctor In pri
vate practice be afraid to say what
he thinks about tobacco or Its effect
In any circumstance? Don't be silly.
It Seems Regrettahle.
In one of your articles you said
"Castor oil, I regret to say, has won
for Itself considerable repute as a
remedy for Intractable facial neu
ralgia." why the regrets? I have
been a sufferer from this trouble for
years and am writing to certify the
statement. W. O.O.
Answer Well, the possibility that
the stuff might be of some benefit
to such sufferers makes me hesitate
to condemn It altogether, that's why.
Some physicians have reported ap
parent relief In cases of Intractable
facial neuralgia, also In cases of mi
graine, from the prolonged use of
minute doses of oastor oil, say a few
drops In capsule three times a day
over a period of three months or
more, the patient taking as much
castor oil In this way as the system ,
will tolerate without excessive laxa-1
tlve effect. Then, too, castor oil, a j
few drops In the bottle, serves to
prevent excessive dryness of hair and j
scalp from the use of alcoholic hair j
or dandruff lotions. Finally, scores
of correspondents have assured me
that warts fade away If one rubs a
drop of castor oil on the wart every
day for a week or two.
(Copyright, John P. Dllle oo.)
Senator Brown made an unsuccessful
effort to get the banking code bill
recalled from the committee on en
rolled and engrossed bills so that It
might be amended to conform to an
other bill that he had prepared for
Introduction. Brown's bill, later In
troduced, would empower the gov
ernor to grant bank holidays or mora
toriums against foreclosure of farm
mortgages. His motion to recall was
voted down, 32 to 8.
The house had Introduced a reso
lution providing In ths future that
any member desiring to explain his
vote, do so In writing. After some de
bate the matter was referred to the
house committee on legislation and
rules.
Regulnte Cosmeticians.
With an even dozen members ab
sent, the house approved a bill regu
lating cosmetic therapy by a vote of
35 to 18. Ths measure provides that
any school of cosmetics must give
1300 hours' Instruction within eight
months and that all recognized
schools must post a bond of 9500 as
protection to students against the so
called "fly by night" schools.
In the future, If a whale appears in
Oregon waters. It may become the
protege of the state of Oregon and
may be killed only by order of the
governor. The bill was conceived as
the result of a situation last fall, In
which a whale swam up ths Columbia
river to Portland, and after being
the object of considerable curiosity,
waa killed and placed on exhibition,
an admission fee being charged. The
house approved the bill which now
goes to the senate.
More to Come.
Despite the fact that the legislature
Is now on its 60th day, new meas
ures were still expected to be Intro
duced. One of several proposed for
the house would reduce the offset
from 00 to 75 per cent of the excise
tax paid by mercantile, manufactur
ing and business concerns on all
property and any sales tax?c paid.
The old provision called for offset
only on the property tax and was 90
per cent.
A glance at the legislative summary
of the session shows plenty of work
remaining to be done. New measures
not yet out on the floor of either
house total 164, but there are 177
bills which hsve only passed one
houe and are In committees, or ready
for the calendars of the other.
Many Rills Die.
The death rate among measures so
far has been unusually heavy. Bills
either voted down, tabled. Indefinitely
postponed by committee, withdrawn
or substituted for, total 238 In both
houses, or shout one-third of the
number Introduced. The governor, to
date, has returned but one veto, which
has been sustained, ft had to do
with reopening special cases before
the Industrial accident commission.
He has signed 143 and three became
laws after five days without his sig
nature. The senate today will consider the
house-approved bill, which would in
create the rate of inheritance taxes
In the higher brackets. The exemp
tion would remain at 10,000.
Comment
on the
D:iy j News
Br FRANK JENKINS.
BIO DAYS, these, lei San Francisco,
where these words are written.
The combined Atlantic and Pacific
fleets are lying at anchor In the bay
the first time this ha happened,
they say, In 64 years.
The streets are full of sailors, and
the days and night are full of entertaining-
San Francisco 1 having the
time of It lite.
A ND that lint all of It. The men
of the fleet and the rlsltors who
come to aee the ships are dropping
quite a little money here.
San Franciscans, like the rest ot
us, welcome new money these day.
To be candid about It. they welcome
It with loud cheer.
TBI PARADE on Washington
A birthday waa BOMB parade. It
took about an hour and a half to pass
a given point, and In addition to all
the uniformed organisations In town
It Included outfits from most of the
ship, as well as from the Presidio.
There were more bands than any ordi
nary person could have counted with'
out the aid of an adding machine.
If Washington could have been here
looking on, he certainly would have
felt that he started something when
he founded this country.
A LL THINGS, they say, come to him
.f". who waits. 8an Francisco has
been waiting for decades for a bridge
over the bay. Now he Is to have
not one, but TWO bridges.
One will connect the city with Oak
land, resting out In the middle on
Goat Island, and the other will reach
out over the Golden Gate to Marin
county.
Work on the first Is to begin this
week.
RESIDENTS of the Bay region, of
course, will welcome the bridge.
They are tired of commuting by ferry.
Visitor, a mentioned in thla column
yesterday, will feel a little twinge
of regret.
There Is no more fascinating sight
In America than crossing the bay,
either arriving or departing, with the
myriad light twinkling on one side
on San Francisco's seven hills, and
the lights of the bay cities Alameda,
Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond adding
their glow on the other.
Leaving San Francisco tonight, this
view Is especially thrilling, with the
grent fleet anchored Just off the ferry
lane, Its signal lights winking their
message from ship to ship and with
launches dashing madly here and
there on thl or that errand of who
knows what importance.
BACK on the train.
A pretty girl Is telling her lover
good-bye out on the observation plat
form. One of those long, clinging
ones.
The lucky devil I
BUT a middle-aged cynic back in
the car spoils the picture by re
marking sourly: "Do you suppose
they'll be that crazy about each other
two or three yeara after they're mar
ried?" Somebody, ought to shoot killjoys
like that.
JACK DUKE and Harold Merryman,
returning from the city, get start
ed on the early daya up In the Spo-
kan country. This writer listens,
egging them on from time to time
when they begin to slow down.
Here's how a well-known citizen up
there scqulred his title of colonel:
He drifted Into town and registered
at the hotel. The room clerk, alslng
him up, decided he ddln't look any
too good credit, and wrote after his
name "Col." a a notation to collect
bla room rent pretty quick.
Somebody nw It, thought It meant
Colonel, called him that, and the title
tuck.
A N OTHER early cltlsen. running a
JTm milk route, got worried about a
customer's bill amounting to some
thing like 100. went after him for
collection, got the story "No moneyl"
and finally accepted In settlement
some stock in a mine.
They truck it rich in th mine,
and out of the proceed of that stock,
taken under protest, th one-time
milkman later built one ot the finest
business blocks In Spokans.
It was a great country In those
days, wasn't ltT
AND SO. flnallytobed.
Luck mentioned yesterday dldnt
hold. There's a snorer on the car.
Boy I WHAT a snore I
It starts off like a woodsaw work
ing In mountain mahogany and run
ning Into a knot, bogs down, chokes,
and ends on a log, strangling note
like a bull elephant with the asthma
How the snorer himself sleeps
through It Is one of life's unsolved
mysteries.
BREAKFAST the next morning.
These nigger boys they're all
kinky-haired thla time; no wavy ones
know their stuff. They give you
melted butter for your waffl and
HKAT Uw syrup, 1
In Flying Togs Again
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.ttggLjW .
This new picture of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh was taken Just before
he took off from the airport at
Newark, N. J., In an aln mall plana
(Associated Press PhotM
There's an Idea, ladles, to spring
on your brutes of husbsnds.
PRETTY GIRL who told her lover
good-bye so thrltllnglyeatlng her
breakfast Just across the aisle. Sor
row doesn't seem to have marred or
scarred her.
Traveling man at adjoining table
trying to make up mind as to what
would happen If he ventured remark
about weather. Olrl conscious of his
purpose, but eyes bis double chin
disapprovingly.
He'd better go on a diet or quit
trying to make a hit.
Communications
Sedition Is Condemned.
To the Editor:
A number of years ago W. H. Young,
now deceased, who for many, many
years was an honorable newspaper
publisher and editor, was asked "What
was the difference between the Jews
mentioned In verse 6 of Acts 17, and
the 'certain lewd followers of , the
baser sort' also mentioned In that
verse?" Without a moment's hesita
tion, this reply was given: ."They
(the Jews) wore better clothes and
paid more taxes."
Judging from the reports In the
newspapers the reputed head of the
so-called "Good Government Con
gress" of Medford plays the same tac
tics that those Jews played centuries
ago.
In Oregon the county court con
sists of one county Judge and two
county commissioners, no member
having excessive power or authority.
If newspaper reports are to be be
lieved, Jackson county Is furnishing
the first Instance In the state of Ore
gon of a county Judge or friends ot
a county Judge trying to usurp ths
authority of a county court.
The test of a man's desire for good
government 1 not shown by the vol
ume and continuity of his shouting,
but by his life, his dally walk and
conversation.
So we may conclude that It Is not
ths shouting for good government
that la cause for alarm In Jackson
county, but the character of those
who are doing the shouting.
It Is not good for a man to be
called Into court too many times to
prove his honesty.
What la the difference between tbs
man who tried to murder President
elect Roosevelt and the man, or men.
trying to Inflame the people against
their government.
From the newspaper reports con
cerning these men, the opinion Is
formed that they are alike in being
against constitutional government,
against law and order.
One takes It out in trying to assas
sinate the president-elect, the other
In defaming Judge Norton and Dis
trict Attorney Codding.
The man who would break down
law and order in his own county Is
not a whit better In INTENT than
the man who would kill a president
elect. The difference Is In degree, not In
quality, for each Is controlled by the
debasing depravity of his mind.
R. A. E ASTON.
Ashland, Feb. 37.
A Correction Is Made.
To the Editor:
Please allow me a little space
your columns to make a correction.
In your Issue of Sunday. February 38,
you atated that I was called in sup
port of the ballot tampering conten
tions. In Justice to myself snd to
Others. I would Ilka tn nnv that T
cslled as a witness by Mr. Porter J.
Nerr and through cross-examination
by Mr. WaUlns, the Portlsnd at
torney, the most of my testimony wss
brought out. Thank you very much.
ROBERT K. BELL.
Medford. February 27.
5-Cent Fares For
Portland Started
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 37 Effec
tive at midnight Saturoay n-cent
street car sonef were established here
under an order approved by Charles
m. i nomas, state utl! es comml.. i
sioner. The proposal was made bv '
the street car company. j
Real estate or inaranc Leev, It
to Jones. Phons 79S, I
Flight 'o Time
(Medford and Jackson Coonty
History from the Piles of Tbs
Mall Tribune of SO and 10 Years
Ago.)
TEN YEARS AOO TODAY
February 27, 1923.
(It was Tuesday)
County politics stir anew over who
will be flsb commissioner. Mose Bark
dull says It will be F. Roy Davis, and
Republican leaders Irked.
Court rules that membership In ths
Klan no bsr to Juror setting In night
rid Ing trials. Big crowd attends, and
Interest keen.
local populace forget that this Is
apple week, and not an apple In sight.
Bob Galllgan. Canadian war veteran
and local newsboy, returns from trip
to California.
Curfew to ring tonight when new
fire department Is Installed. Roy El
liott will be the new chief.
Gov. Pierce vetoes the Corktn road
bill.
February 37, .1018.
(It was Thursday)
The Rogue River fish olll la lost
In legislature, when Jackson county
delegation "thwart the will of the
sportsmen, by debasing their vows
for a 50.000 armory." Valley so
cialists aroused by "threat of mili
tarism." Washington passes bill to make
"lazy husbands" work on county roads
to support their wives.
Prisoner In county Jail accused of
burglary, "mashing." forged checks,
drunkenness, reckless driving, disor
derly conduct and attempting to work
a bunco game In Ashland.
Medford fight fans back Bud Ander
son, "pride of Medford," to beat K. O.
Brown In their fight March IS.
Governor of New York declares
"crooked officials must go." when
Harry K. Thaw freed from Insane
asylum.
ELIHU ROOT SAYS
WOULD BE FUTILE
(Continued from Page One)
but no proof that Japan has been
fortifying the Pacific Islands over
which she holds mandates. The only
thing they know Is that the Japanese
have been deepening the harbors of
several islands. They say It Is for
commercial purposes. Perhaps It is
only a coincidence that these deep
ened harbors will accommodate sub
marines where they could not be ac
commodated before.
Also the Japanese have declined
permission for some of our naval
vessels to enter these harbors. They
always find some excuse, such as the
explanation that the harbors are un
der repair.
These are minor things of no great
importance to either nation, but they
show the underlying feeling.
Why the arid author of the eigh
teenth amendment. Senator Shep
pard. gracefully lay down and let the
Democratic steamroller flatten him Is
a story that has never been told.
People concerned are very closellpped
about It.
One day MrJ Shcppard took the
floor announcing he would speak for
14 hours. He was obviously filibus
tering snd could easily have killed
the repeal resolution by such tactics.
The next day, without explsnation,
he surrendered completely. With his
consent the limited debate agreement
was adopted.
What changed his mind was a sec
ret meeting of the Democratic policy
committee. He did not dsre get In
bad with th leaders of the new ad
ministration. British money is behind the move
to dry up Washington for the inaug
uration. There la not much 'money
and therefore there will not be much
of a move. However, Capt. Gaston
obtained his largest donation, 100.
from a temperance woman leader in
England. He has received other
smaller contributions In thla country.
The scale on which he Is working
was disclosed last week when one of
his undercover agents was held up
and robbed of all he had 75 cents.
The good captain's activities have
failed to interrupt the price-cutting
war among bootleggers. Maryland rye
WhlSstV 1st nn MatftllitiA . tLt . M1
Ion. a price reduction of 60 per cent
in the past yesr. Gin Is sold on the
curb of a well-known circle for 78
cents a pint. It formerly sold as high
"Wi pint. Alcohol la as per gal
lon as compared with the 1939 high
of M.
The market Is never c1mm and Is
usually strong.
4
OF TALENT SUCCUMBS
Albert M. Cha.mherl.ln. iwlrf.nt of
Talent for many yeara. passed sway
there early Sunday morning at th
sue of 45. He leavea no relative In
thl county. A brother. George
Chamberlain, reside in San Fran
cisco
Funeral services In care of Conger
uneral Parlors, will he h.lrf .t the
grave In Talent cemetery at 2:00 p. m.
Last week for Midget Photo Special
at Peasley s Studio.
ASSURE CAREFREE
YEARS TO COME
GEO. HKNSIXMA.N
Aetna Life Insurance Co.
Medford Bldi.