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PSQB FOUR MBDTORD liAJL TRIBUNE, MEPFORP, OREGON, TUESDAY, l&Y 9, 1933. Medford Mail Tribune "Ewryont In soutnern oreflos Rear ths Mall Tritons" Daily Cxeept Saturday Publlibed by uvnrrtRii printing CO. 18.3T-19 N. Kir 8L Hun M BOBEIJT W. BUBU Editor Ad Independent Newspaper entered m second elui matter it Medford, Oregon, under Act of Marco B. lews. BUB8CBIPTI0N BATE8 R Mall In Adtinca DaJlr, on year ft.00 PaJlr. lit months,,,., l.ff Daily, one morjUi 10 By carrier, id autwko wcui Qtw, nuiwu, JacluonTllle, Central Point, Pboeoli, Taliot, Gold Kill and on Uigbwaja. pAlly, one year 98-00 Dully, ill nontht Daily, ont montb i 90 All termi, cub In idranee. orridal paper of the City of Medford. . Official paper of Jackuo County. MEMBER OF TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS flMrtilne Full Leaaed Wire Sente The Ajaoclated (Ten U ticlmltdy entitled to the use for publication of til oewi dUpatcbet crntlted to It or olhervlie aedlted to thU piper ud aha to the local neva puhllebed herein. Atl rlghta for pobllcatlon of epeeltl dlipatefaM Herein ue Uio Owned. MEMBER Of UNITED PRESS UfcMflEH OF AUDIT BUUEAD OF CIRCULATIONS AdiertUIng BepmenUtlm Hi C. MOUBNBEN 4 COMPANY Omret In New Ynri, Chicago, Detroit, flu FrsnrlfCO, Lot Angela, Seattle, Portland, NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre uvw vrajir jr.w a wm hA live by the pen remember number!. And I've never known a scribbler to be anyming put I dullard at arlth metlc. Although ' sister's ad- i dress In Kansas I n 1 1 v. Mo. hag ibeen the same for 18 Tears, and have written Iher an average of three times a I week, there's con- 1 stent confusion. As long as i r k e e p wiwiin - mail men find O. O. Mclntyre her, but about every six months ,h. notifies my wife: "He's getting out of bounds again." aeorge D. Buckley, to whom I pass along ri bald yarns as they come to me, has reached a point of utter exaspera tion over my derellotlons.- A cryptic note from his secretary this morning reads: "Mr. Buckley desires In the future you address all communications to him In care of the Obelisk In Central Park." This caus ticity was Inspired by a screed from me to go to 1 E. "2nd being di rected to 431 West 16th street. Irvln Cobb is another figure fal tercr. Rupert Hughes keeps his home telephone number pasted In his hat. Will Irwin secretes his In his best pocket. It was proverbial Mark Twain had to carry a telephone book to the phone with an Index finger pointing to the number deelred. Louis Selbold, deservedly great po itticMi nmiiinondant. once received word from his mother his Oreat-Aunt Mary was at the old Waldorf and to call Immediately. He spruced up and .Ktnnri At tha recantlon desk he discovered he had forgotten her last name. He inquired taowuuy u there might be a lady from Virginia who looked like a Oreat-Aunt Mary. It seems there were about 20. In desperation he sont a telegram asking for the last name. He waited at the desk until he received thla reply: "Your areat-Aunt's last name is Fleming. Yours Is Selbold. Your sorrowing mother." Speaking of aunts, there was a chnracter our town knew ae Aunt Puss. 8he was very deaf. One even ing Dr. Johnson, the village physic ian, was driving by her frame dwell ing on the edge of the town. He saw a puff of smoke and shingles curling on the roof. "Your house Is on fire I" he yelled. In flat monotone of the deaf she looked up from her porch rocker and smiled: "Won't you come In?" He screamed again the house was ablase and sweetly she murmur ed: "O, yea. Is that all?" He scratched hla head In perplexlon and snorted: "That's all I can think of." And glddaped furiously to his horse. There was also a garrulous maiden lndy In our town vilayet named Miss Mettle Boone. One of her proud boaste was she descended from Daniel Boone. The acld-tongued Dr. John son, hearing of It, observed: "She descended from a Boone all right. But Bab, not Dan." Charlie Judels. character actor, was called to a radio office recently to bolster a program of one of the stars. After an audition he was told he fitted In perfectly and to appear next morning. He Judiciously In quired what he was to be paid. He was told I2B and ahonk his hesd. The ante was lifted to 50. said Judels: "I live In Nutley, N. J. I'd like to send my car for you to have dinner with me tonight and I'll pay you 950 to entertain me while we dine." They were discussing one of the dullest newspapers on the Atlantic seaboard. "If It Is true to tradition," observed Lucius Beebe, "tomorrow It will be J printing the second-day stories of the Tltsnlo survivors." Next to discussions of news paper ing, nothing Interest me more than the topic of food. Bruce Barton flowered Into a ppyr!c for Vir ginia ham. redolent of hickory smoke, and Floyd Olbbona waxed verbose over the acrid tang of marlnlerte her ring. When Bob Reud dwelt on the Imperial succulence of fried cut chicken I could stand It no longer and began to brood. And taking off for dinner at home I was gripped by Iff iinfiHM"i i Faith in the Future A NEW bakery in Medford, and a brewery alio, givet trtk- ing evidence of local confidence in the future, faith in the success of the president's "new deal". It not only takes money, but courage, to build anything under present conditions; local citizens responsible for these two industries have both. And in the judgment of this paper this confidence, backed by courage and cash, will be rewarded. Building coits are low, commodity prices are rising, those who take advantage of this situation, and get in on the ground floor, will be the first to profit. - "Only the brave deserve the fair." And only business men of courage and initiative, deserve the golden harvest, that sooner or later, is bound to come. Now is the time to buy. Now is the time to invest. It takes nerve and it takes money. But the latter, and reinforce it with find security, and prosperity, in And they will deserve it. courage; in a period of doubt they had faith faith in the future of their community and their country. Its Better, Not Worse WE WERE not surprised when a subscriber, of bone-dry leanings, expressed horror and indignation, over the establishment of a brewery in our fair city. A bakery is all right. But a brewery ! "They call beer liquid bread. Better eall It liquid poison, sin and death. Bread nourishes. Beer deetroys and contaml . nates. Turning MedXord's pure water Into beer Is a shame and disgrace." ' . We don't wish to enter into a wet-dry controversy at this time, for we realize it eould serve But we do not share our correspondent's view of 3.2 beer, and don't believe the people share it. , , After all, the people should jority of the people of Oregon voted against Prohibition, and the people of this country, through the president they elected, and the representatives they named, sanctioned the beer that is now being sold. It is therefore entirely legal. this state, and to date, has neither resulted in any return of the old time saloon, or In the abuses which were generally feared. In faot, according to reports from the three coast states, the sale of beer has resulted in a decline in arrests for drunkenness, as well as a decline in alcoholic We say "so far, so good." ltSEANWHTLE with beer being sold, what possible objection oan one have that instead t,i sending local money for beer to outside places San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland and Seattle, it be spent right here. That is all the establishment of a Medford brewery means 1 Another pay roll will be oreated, the growing of barley and hops locally will be stimulated, water, assures a superior produot. Under the old regime we had speakeasies. Under the new regime we have a new local indus try, new revenues for the publio treasury, and a. very mild beer, sold generally, and in an entirely legitimate way. We regard the new dispensation as a vast improvement, rather than the reverse. The Tax SIX MILLION DOLLARS in delinquent taxes poured into the Phiria o-n traaaurv last week. "About all vou have ts do is to threaten action through the law," said the tax collector, "and the money rolls in." It is a harsh summation, but it seems to be justified in Chicago's case. , There is disposition, not only in Chicago, but also in all states and oities, by many who because it oan be done in the There is not alone inability to well aa by some unable, there is also resentful determination not to pay, IJEBE in Oregon we have the manifestation. Encouragement for it has been given by the legislature through the Mott bill, remitting penalties for delinquency in payment. That bill was passed with the, declaration and bring more tax money into have estimates gathered by the Associated Press, and other, estimates by the state tax commission, indicating that tax delin quency will be greater than ever this year. There is no reproach herein not paying their taxes because yond these, many are acting in or outright repudiation. The oonseientioui taxpayers' burden is made the heavier because of a recalcitrancy abetted by law makers with an eye to future votes. The property tax system as a means for providing necessary revenues approaches the point of breakdown. The sales tax, as pointed out in these columns yesterday, offers the best means immediately available for averting the disaster of complete inadequacy of tax reve nues. Portland Oregonian. the prickling qualm that I'd find the kitchen stove broken down or some thing-. Dick Prior brought his newly ac quired and enormous Greet Dane from England to call this evening. My two fraldlea got one look, uttered de spairing howb) and vanlehed. So the amiable animal made an. affec tionate lunge for me, licking my face, neck and hair with repeated swipes of his tongue. I kept thinking of the day I fell In the watering trough. (Copyright, 1033. McNaught Syndl ' cate, Inc.) Jenkins Comment (Continued from Page One) DOINO) without things Isn't the normal American habit. Ameri cans don't want to DO WITHOUT things. They want to HAVB things. those who have or can get the former, will be the first to the New Era. For in a period of fear they had no useful purpose. of this community, as a whole, rule. At the last election a ma It is being generally sold in "accidents." and the high quality of Medford home brew,- bath-tub gin and Shirkers could pay to senmp their taxes existing distressful situation. pay taxes. By some able, as that it would lower delinquency the publio coffers. Now we for property owners who are they cannot pay them. But, be the oourse of deliberate evasion And Just aa soon aa possible they are going to have things. They will begin to buy again Just sa soon aa they have any money to buy with, and Improvement In busi ness conditions, which seems to be Impending, will provide the money with which to buy. When they begin to buy normally, the ehortagea that will develop from present lack of stocks, will send prlcea up NATURALLY. Perhaps we wont need to use much Inflation. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Jack Madljrftn c Writ Fourteenth ireet art the pur ent of ft daughter, born Sunday. Th little girl, who weighed 84 pound, hu been aimed Margaret YTonne, Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to persons! health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady it a stamped, self addressed envelope la enclosed, tetters should be brief and written In ink. Owing to tbe large number of letters received only a few can be answered bere. Mo reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instruction address Dr. Wllllsm Brady In care of Tbe Mall Trlbone. CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF INFECTED TONSILS The atudlei of Dr. Albert D. Kalaer of Rooheater, N. T., Dr. Ruby L. Cun ningham of Berkeley, Oal., and Dr. Albert 8. Welch of Kansas City. Mo., have brought about a great change In the at tltude of the medical profes sion towards the treatment of in fected tonsils. Dr. Kaiser has carefully observ ed the effect of removal of ton sils In thousands of school chil dren, and he has compared the health and sickness records of these with thousands of children who have not been subjected to tonsillectomy. His study, carried on through a period of many years, has taught us the wisdom of the radical and indiscrim inate removal of tonsils In children. Dr. Cunningham has compiled data on the health of college women, com paring the health status of those whose tonsils have been removed with thst of jther thousands whooe ton sils have not been removed. ' Her study has convinced many of us that the radical attitude of the past 90 years has been wrong. Dr. Welch has made a pathological study of a thousand tonsils removed in the clinics or dispensaries of Kan sas City, and the actual findings. which I have repeatedly quoted here. have confirmed a belief that I, for one, have long held, namely, that the standard operation of tonsillectomy, as done by good surgeons, Is rather a crude Job In any case, and an un justified assault In too many cases. The tremendous gain In popularity which the diathermy method has en Joyed In the past five years, as an alternative for the major operation of tonsillectomy, has given & good reason for still further conservatism in dealing with Infected tonsils. In a considerable share of cases It has happened that the patient, suffering from some focal Infection, has ex perienced such marked Improvement following the first or second dia thermy treatment, that we have had STATE, DEFENSE 10TH SCORE AS TR1ALDRAGS ON (Continued from Page One.) told that a serious crime had been oommltted. and It would be necessary to question her and place her under detention. Sergeant Lumsden testified that Mrs. Banks made a statement and re-enacted the murder scene, both voluntarily. She was Interrupted by the arrival of her daughter, Bum May, age 13, and the mother told her: Daddy ahot Mr. Preeeott. He is on the poroto." The witness testified tnat iura. Banks showed where Banks stood when the fatal shot was fired, and aald: "Mr. Prescott tried to break In and we had to shoot." Three times, the witness said, Mis. Banks pointed out places In the home where Banks. Fleming ana nereeii had stood. When he fired, Banks stood beneath an archway In the liv ing room. Mrs. Banks said: "I went to the door In response to a knock, and to hand out dictated letters, and said: "Please go away." Then Banks called out: "Look out!" she stepped to the right, and the shot waa fired that sped through the narrow door opening. Under cross -examination. Attorney Lonergan for the defense delved with laborious detail Into every pnase 01 the Investigation Immediately follow ing the murder, and the past of the witness, who during a detective ca reer of 30 years, testified he had been employed In Spokane. Salt Lake City and Portland, and aa deputy anerni In Multnomah county, before Joining the state polios. Sergeant Lumsden'a testimony wss corroborative In essential facta of the testimony of B. A. Fleming, Sergeant James O'Brien and T. B. (Tommy) Williams, state wlneesee of lsat week. Pollowlnc the questioning, and ap proximately an hour after the crime. Mrs. Banks waa formally detained, and taken to the state police station by Lieut. Dunn, It waa testified. Sergeant O. A. warren waa tne nret witness at trie Monday morning ses sion, and his eroas-eaamtnatlon waa resumed by tne defense. Important points brought out by the queries were: That when . A. Fleming waa ar rested at the back door of the Banks home. Sergeants Warren and Lums den thought he waa Banks. Neither had ever seen the chief defendant. That the husband of Janet Clem ents Ouohea, secretary to Banka, came to the Banka borne during the ques tioning of Mrs. Banks, and volun teered Information, and that Mrs. Ouches had made a visit to the home a few daya later to procure olothlng for Mrs. Banka. That Chief of Police Clatoue Mc Credte. Fire Chief Elliott, Suspended Sheriff Schermerhorn and former Deputy Sheriff A. C. Walker, were at the ecene, and that Walker had come to the back of the house while Flem ing waa being detained. That when the state police entered, under the direction of Captain Bown. Mrs. Banka protested, on the grounds they hsd no searoh warrant. That neither the statement nor re cital of the crime scene, aa given by Mrs. Banka. waa under duress "uf word or act, and were voluntary.' J3t Brady, M.D. to admit the obvious explanation namely, that the first or second coagulation has sterilised or disin fected the septic focus In the tonsil. If the principle of focal Infection (It Is a principle, not merely a theory) Is scientific, then we must admit that, having sterilized, drained or destroyed the septic focus we have accomplished all that is necessary, and we cannot consistently say that the remaining tonsil tissue must be removed. Wo one has ever shown that uninfected or normal tonsil tissue does any harm In the throat. When I hear a physician r sur geon cavilling about the Incomplete ness of this or that method of treat ing tonsil Infection, X know at dMce that he Is not a good surgeon though he may be a fine operator. X call the standard tonsillectomy "ttie old apanlflh custom." I mean to Imply that It Is a crude and dan gerous procedure. I now prophesy that this operation will be obsolete within a few years, and sane con servative methods of dealing with in fected tonsils will replace It In prac tice. QUESTIONS AND AN R WEBB 8 cars. What to use on scars? .Severely cut on face four years ago. E. M. Answer Nothing you can apply will help. A skilled esthetic surgeon (plastic surgeon) can probably Im prove the appearance. . Pyorrhea. Is pyorrhea contracted from some one who has It? If so. In what way? Mrs. R. A. H. Answer "Pyorrhea'' Is not a def inite disease. So far as we know, there Is nothing communicable about the common Inflammatory conditions of gums or tooth sockets. Air In Vein. What would be the result if a doc tor Injected a bubble of air Into a vein In giving an Injection of medi cine? A. D. Answer I believe It would be harmless. In one experiment D'Ab reu found It necessary to Inject 34 ounces of ar Into a vein to kill a 500 -pound bull. That would be equivalent to 7 ounces of air for a man weighing 150 pounds. (Copyright, 1033, John T. Dille Co.) E IS OPENED BY G0VE1 ROSEBURO, Ore., May (AP) Formal transfer of the Oregon state soldiers home to the federal govern ment as a part of the northwest na tional soldiers home was completed here lota yesterday, and the veterans administration unit for the north west area la now open. Until final In spection work Is completed and min or corrections made to the new $1, 200,000 unit, the facilities acquired from the state by the transfer today will be used. According to a message received here this afternoon from Senator Charles L. McNary, plans to open the new unit for use late In May or early In June, have been made by the veterans administration. Numerous applications for admis sion to the home have been received here by Colonel B. P. Tandy, mana ger of the Institution, and others nre reported to be on file at the Portland bureau. ' Examination of applicants for eligibility. It is ex pected, will be authorised In the near future. The state soldiers home, a gift from the state of Oregon to the federal government, was established here by an act of the legislature In 1803, and during the 40 years of Its existence hss given care to more than 3,000 veterans of all wars. SENATE APPROVES SECURITIES CURB WASHINGTON, May 0. (AP) The administration bill to protect the Investing public In the purchase of securities was approved today by the senate. The senate id opted an amendment to the bill setting up machinery for negotiations for resumption of pay ments or on conversion of defsulted foreign bonds held by American pri vate investors. The amendment was proposed by Senator Johnson (R., Cal.), who said he wanted some place where the "swindled American Investor" could go and receive aid. JAMES CONANT NAMED F CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May 0 (API James Bryant Consnt, Sheldon Em ery professor of organic chemistry waa chosen president of Harvard un iversity today to succeed A. Lawrence Lowell, resigned. The new president, who waa named by the Harvard corporation aubject to confirmation by the board of ov erseers, hss Jitst passed his fortieth birthday, making him one of the youngest Harvard presidents in the long line extending back to 1640. The Jig-saw puaale became a fad In one other depression, from 1907 to 1900, and other sorts of pussies gained a great vogue In 1673. t ARE NARRATED IN .TRIALJFXOUPLE (Continued from page One.) had used the Newton high-powered game rifle, and took alx cartridges from his pocket, with the words: Proud of Rifle. "You might ss well have these, aa I have no further use for them." Banks, the witness said, waa proud of the Newton rifle, and expressed no surprise, when told by Lowd that the bullet had passed through the door before entering the body of the slain officer. The witness ssld that a short dis tance beyond Central Point, In tbe presence of Captain Bown, he aaked the witness: "Why did you do It?" Banks replied, according to Lowd's testimony : "If Oeorge-had taken the two let ters Mrs. Banks gave him and gone away, there would have been no trou ble. But Oeorge was an old-timer, and the old-timers never know enough to leave well enough alone. He tried to force his way Into my borne, and I shot him, like I would any other burglar." Prescott Under Orders. Bsnks Inquired of Captain Bown why Sheriff Schermerhorn had not been given the warrants to serve for ballot theft, and Captain Bown told him that Constable Prescott waa act ing under orders of the circuit court, and the warrants had been placed In his hands for service. Lowd further testified that he asked Banka If he had used "the rifle or the .44." Banka replied, the witness said, "I used the rifle because I could not trust the pistol." 4 Lowd continued, "I then asked Mr. Banks If he would have ahot any officer who came to the door, and he aald. 'I might have.'" Further on the auto trip to Grants Pass, Captain Bown read the letter addressed to him, and dictated by Banks on the morning of the murder It was then read to the Jury, and was In part: "I have committed no crime, and will not aubmlt to arrest on warrants framed by the power lnteresta and Medford'a own gang. Any effort to arrest me will result In bloodshed and probably my own death." The letter then told of Banks' willingness to, appear "In any court of Justice" on bonds furnished by himself and Mrs. Banka, and "backed by half a million dollara worth of Rogue River valley property." Was Frequent Visitor. Under cross-examination by Attor ney Lonergan for the defense. Lowd testified that he was well acquainted with Banks, wss a frequent visitor at hla home on business, had been a dinner guest there once, and had seen the death rifle. The witness said Banks had supported him for sheriff In the 1932 primary. Attorney Lonergan was unable to shake Lowd In any of the essential details of his story, despite a gruelling cross-examination, In which he at tacked the plausibility of the veiled threat of Banks. "I would be tempted to use It, If I had a pistol." With the death rifle and .44 pistol, on a nearby table. Rodney Roach, of the game de partment of the state police, was the final witness of the day. Roach testified that at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the murder he went to the Banks home, with Charles Claus. former Ashland police chief. Harry Ingllng of Ashland, Game Warden Walker. Verne Carey of Ashland and Constable Pete Martin of Ashland and a search of the Banks home was made. Pistol Under Woman's Coat. Roach testified that on a cot ln-the vestibule of the home, a .33 calibre pistol, a holster, and handful of cart ridges were found. They were lying beneath a woman's brown coat with a fur collar. Thj defense objected to the Introduction of the exhibits, and ths court reserved a ruling, until Tuesday morning, on their admissi bility. Warden Roach then told of search ing the fireplace of the Banka home. and In the ashes finding an empty cartridge shell that fitted the New ton high-powered sports rifle. It was contended by the state thla was the death shell. The wltneea aald he and Walker returned to the state pollcs headquar ters, and the other four men were etatloned as guards at the Banks home. Miss Charlotte de Ford of Tilla mook, a house guest at the time of the murder, of her stater, Mrs. Alex Dunn, testified she was cslled to act aa a matron for Mrs. Banks. Imme diately following the tragedy. She waa the home of Mrs. W. H. Ellen- burg nearby, when the crime oc curred. Searched Mrs. Banks. Miss ds Ford testified when she reached the Banks home, she waa asked to search Mrs. Banks, and they retired to a bedroom for thla pur pose. "I told Mrs. Banks I was sorry I : had to search her and she said : 'Mr. Banks has been terribly persecuted, and had to kill somebody In Med ford.' - At another time, the witness testi fied Mrs. Banka aald: "Mr. Prescott tried to break In. See what he did to the door, and we had to shoot htm." During the questioning by the state police, Mrs. Banka aald: "I can tell It the same way a doaen tlmea, if 1 have to." , Miss de Ford testified thst when Mrs. Bsnks and ahe went to the bed room before leaving for the city Jail. Mrs. Banks put on her coat and "pow dered her nose and was cool and calm and collected." "Are you sure Mrs. Banks pow dered her noee." aaked Attorney Lon ergan for the defense on cross-examination. "Very sure." smilingly replied Miss de Ford. . Daurhter On Scene. Mies de Ford testified thst during the taking of Mrs. Banks' statement, her little' daughter, Ruth May. aged 13 years, burst Into the room, and aald: "Ol Mother what has happened I" "Tour Daddy hss ahot Prescott," Mrs. Banka aald. "la he dead?" the child then asked. The mother replied. "Yea. he to on the porch, or was." "Ol Mother. I knew be would do It!" the witness declared ths chUd then said. Upon the objections of the defense, the court ordered the conversation in which the little girl took part, stricken from the records and disregarded by tbe Jury. Miss ds Ford then testified .he ac companied Mrs. Banks to the city prison, and remained with the dau ghter, untu the arrival of relatlvea. She aald her duties as matron lasted for slightly more than one hour. Clatous McCredle. chief of police of Medford. testified, that advised by Captain Bown of the murder, be had gone to the Banka home with Lieut. Alex Dunn of the etate police. He said thsy had stopped their car near Quince street, and for a few minutes discussed what course to fol low. Body Found on Porch. With Sergeant O'Brien they went to the Banka house, Lieut. Dunn going to the porch first. Chief McCredle followed. There he saw the body of the slain constable. He stood guard, Bnd kept the crowd back from the porch. . When Captain Bown and Deputy Sheriff Lowd appeared with Banks, to escort the prisoner to the waiting auto, he opened the auto door. The chief then returned to the porch, and later entered the house. Chief McCredle testified he had seen Gordon Kershaw give Ser geant O'Brien, the "proceed in order" note Mrs. Banks handed to Tommy Williams, and corroborated In detail Williams' testimony. Chief McCredle will be recalled to the stand latar. Cross-examination of Sergeant A. K. Lumsden was completed In the first half hour of the Monday after noon session. McLeod MoIsBOD, May t.(Spl.) Laurel hurst P.-T. A. gave ft card party at McLeod May 1, Mrs. Mabel 0. Mack demonstrated the low cost of foods at a picnic at McLeod camp ground, April 37. The following menu was prepared by the ladles under her supervision: Squaw wheat, wheat cutlets, wheat hominy with bacon, vegetable salad, plain sandwiches, apple blush, with whipped cream and coffee. In the afternoon outdoor recreation In school girl fashion was featured and when this became too strenuous a few paper and pencil problems and puzzles were given. An enjoyable day was spent. Rain has raised the river consid erably as well as delayed plantings. Some fear the necessity of replant tlng early gardens which are not making satisfactory growth, due to long, cold and dry spring. Grass on the range Is at least 80 days late. Hay in most cases having been fed out In early April, the demand for valley hay has been brisk. The heavy freeze of last winter de stroyed some stands of alfalfa and ladino clover, partially froze out fall plantings of grain and winter-killed some berry plantings. Jerry, the Casey bear, who disap peared last fall, is still gone, and is missed by his many admirers. Gus Dits worth and Jack Vaughn are rebuilding their barn roof which was caved in by last winter's heavy snow. Local camp ground operators are enjoying an increased business since the official opening of Crater Lake park. The following McLeod ladles spent May 8 at Medford as delegates to the County Home makers' day: M dames Ohrt, Coburn, Close and Atch ley. They promise some interesting reports to their group at their next meeting.' A field meet between Prospect and Laurel hurst was held at Laurelhurst school May 0. Despite the cold, driz zly rain a large and enthusiastic number of onlookers from both dis tricts witnessed the affair. Prospect won a decisive victory. There Is a growing demand for land In this vicinity. Homeseekers are camping out while looking on the country for locations. Several choice lots on the upper Rogue are now be ing Improved by their new owners, offering outdoor exercise and the fun of landscaping. Others are dealing for frontage in well selected dis tricts. Mr. and Mrs. Lamport and Mr. and Mrs. VanDyke of Medford are remod eling their cabin, on the Rogue, Just below Casey's. Climax CLIMAX. May 8. (Spl.) Mr. and Mrs, L. H. Werta were pleasantly sur prised last Sunday by a number of friends and relatives who came to help celebrate their fifteenth wed ding anniversary. Twenty-six guests sat down to a lovely dinner at two o'clock. Mrs. Hurst made the wed ding cake. Mrs. Hilda Morgan and children Charles and Jeanette have spent the past week visiting friends In Ash land. George and Kay ton McLean and Prank Hurst went to Medford Thurs day and returned Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson of Cen tral Point spent Sunday night at the Werte home. A. J. Grlssom has returned to his home at Central Point. Mrs. Viola Comstock and daughter Miss Ora have returned from a week's visit in Portland. Owen Austin was called away by the illness of his mother. Mrs. Aus tin Is In the Sacred Heart hospital and we hope for her speedy recovery. Mrs. Peggie Mel and small daugh ter Jean returned Saturday from a week's visit at the home of her father Nye Turpln on Foots creek. Another AtltAf-tnwn m.n I. ing Medford merchants, soliciting salee books, waiter rhn-ki .n,f n.v.- prlntlng. Remember you can buy all j oi mis priming at noma cheaper than Out of town, arul h.lf m.lnt.ln a home payroll. Don't buy any prlnt Ine from traveling m.n.mi, ,..-. pay their expenses, plus the price of the printing, phoen 75 and have a local man call and see you. 1 Flight 'o Time (Medford and Jackson County History from the Files of Tbe MaU Tribune of to and 10 Vears A to. I TWENTY YEARS AOO TODAY May , 1928. (It Was Wednesday) Sportsmen demand changes In the fish lsdder at Ray Oold dam. Ashland high school safe robbed of MOO. The Minneapolis Symphony orches tra to appear at the Page theater, and "all music lovers wait with bat ed breath" says the society edltoress. Better water service Is promised for the Oaxdale, avenue district. Clean-up week chief topic at O. of O. forum. City water . commission discusses tbe water altuatlon. and laya plana far bigger and better aupply. TEN YEARS AOO TODAY May 9, 1913 (It Was Friday) Warm ahowere cause the farmers to rejoice. 1300 acres of land signed up for Irrigation In a day. O. E. Gates, the Overland man, has again demonstrated his ability to "put 'em over" and sell Overlanda. He has Just disposed of a new car to R. H. Whitehead of thla city, who has for years scouted the idea of owning a machine, and who has been frank in hla atatementa in opposition to the pesky things. Mr. Whitehead, however, when he did buy, ahowed good Judgment In picking out a ear, getting one of the best. Effort underway to open Medford Gateway to Grater Lake. County Judge Tou Velle scolded by lady, when court refuses to throw her husband In Jail. Communications An Error Corrected To the Editor: I wish to say that the atatement In last night's Tribune, saying I waa a defense witness In the Banks case, also bond woman for several ballot theft defendants la without founda tion. I have had absolutely nothing to do with the case. I have never been approached by any one of them. I am not personally 'acquainted with any one of them. I have always stood for law and order and why -my name ehould be drawn into thla case la yet to be ex plained by Arthur Perry, the author of the statement. MAY PHIPPS. May Oth. 923 E. Main. Ed. Note: The Mali Tribune apolo gizes to Mlsa Phlpps and herewith prlnta a formal retraction. The error was purely typographical and entirely unintentional. The name should have been "May Powell" Instead of "May Phlpps." - In looking up the copy we find It was a slip if Mr. Perry's type writer, which unfortunately got by the copy desk. Miss Phlpps Is not related to W. E. Phlpps who Is one of L. A. Banks' attorncya. and the Mall Tribune reallzea la not, and never has been, connected In any way, with either faction In the recent controversy which hss' so disrupted Jackson county. We regret exceeding ly the embarrassment and Injustice csused, by Inadvertently using the wrong family name. t Long Mountain LONG MOUNTAIN, May 8 Mrs. Bessie Murphy of Central Point and Dick Smith of Oakland were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stowell. Afternoon callers at the Stowell home were Mrs. Sam Pollard and little Miss Ina Pearl Lucas of Sams Valley. Howard Gold from Climax has been visiting at the Holman home the past few days. Those who attended the Eagle Point baseball game Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur stoweU and daughter Betty jean. June and Tommy Stowell, Glenn Lannlng. Mr. Holman made a business trip to Brownsboro May S. Mrs. Stella Haley, Ruby Young and Roale Smith, all of Eagle Point were Wednesday calllera at the Holman home. The farmers In this neighborhood welcomed the rain. Mae Stowell was a caller at the Holman home May 3. W. J. Tanner, of Medford, who was arrested Ssturday evening on ft charge of reckless driving, was fined 33 and costs In Judge William Cole man's Justice court this morning. Tanner ran Into the back of a truck, tipping the truck over, office aald. John D. Goldman, negro, waa sen tenced to 10 dsys In Jail on a vag rancy charge, after state police had picked him up on the highway late last night. Golden told the court he alweya travelled at night because he liked to travel at night. Officers are checking his record to determine whether or not there Is some specific reason for his liking to travel at night. DANCE Wed. Nite Oriental Gardens !10c V
