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MBDTORD liAJL TRIBUNE, MEPFORP, OREGON, TUESDAY, l&Y 9, 1933.
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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
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