MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, MAY 2S, 1933.
PAGE- FIVE
Applegate s. Globe Trot
Leads to Beanery With
' Interesting Background
Tills 1 the second Installment t
Dick Applesale, Medford boy, on t fr
Salt Laka City, Utah,
May 26, 1933.
To tho Editor:
When a man atarU for Loa Angelea,
and subsequently arrive at Loa An
geles, that's not news: but when two
guys start out for Loa Angeles and
end up in Salt Lake City, that la,
or sftould be, news. If It Isn't, you'll
have to make the most of H, 'cause
that's what you're going to get.
Don and I left Oakland Monday
morning, after Issuing forwarding ad
dresses at L. A., but hadn't left town
. even before we got a ride clear thru
to this bigamlata' paradise. Of course,
aa mentioned some time ago, freight
trains run both ways.
Fate seemed particularly tenacious
about keeping us in Oakland. First,
I didn't seem to get down there soon
tenough: when I had gotten there
Don sprained his ankle In a very fool
ish endeavor to beat your Medford
correspondent In a "rasslln' " match,
and that held us up for a week. From
then on It was a aeries of silly oc
currences added together.
The day we left Oakland, the Oak
land Tribune (no affiliation with
Medford Tribune, I think), heard
1 about our trip and asked us to come
down and. give them a story and
pose for a photograph. Being ver7
reticent about publicity, as most
Medford people know me to be, we
demurred for two or three tenths of
a second, and then, looking far down
the vista of the year, and knowing
- how our grandchildren would appre
ciate sucl a concrete example of the
pioneering spirit of their forbears, aa
exemplified by that old yellowed
clipping, we reluctantly succumbed
to the urge of this commerclallatlc
world, and went down.
The feature editor who talked with
ua came originally from the lake dis
trict of England whatever more than
usually out-of-the-way part of Eng
land that may be, and waa rather
-'interetsed In the whole thing. He
cheered us on with oheery and con
soling tales of Impending ware in
Europe, the easily excited curiosity
and Ire of all continental police offi
cials, exciting talea of mystic deaths,
sudden disappearances, and acute
suffering on the part of stray Ameri
cans loose away from home.
After these words of help and con
solation, he took ua to the "studio"
and made us look at the birdie. The
birdie, Judging from the looks on
our faces In the completed pictures,
must have been something like a
cross between a dodo bird and a mud
hen, although 1 have no remem
brance of such. The lack of memory,
no doubt, la directly treceable to that
trait In me that makes me so panicky
In front of a camera, in which all
evldencea of rigor mortis are appar
ent. Don, on the 'other hand,
thought the bird looked like a ca
nary, although a bit larger.
The story, whloh' was supposed to
appear Monday or Tuesday, haa not
, yet been Inspected by us, due, aa
you'll understand, to our sudden de
y parturo. A clipping haa been for
warded to Los Angeles to us, but
you'll not doubt agree that la over
far to go for a picture or story about
us. (Although I make no doubt that
by far the greater number of our
publlca would consider such a trip a
mere bagatell Hey, rred Colvlg: If
you know ao much, why don't you
write a book telling people what the
dlckena a bagatelle la? I would, only
I don't know, and I'M too lasy to
look It up).
While In New York last summer I
used to buy the Oregonlan at a little
news stand on Times Square. That
I used to BUY It I merely state as a
fact. But the point is: If the Ore
gonlan then, why not the Oakland
Tribune? You see, our arrival will
have been announced ahead of time,
and the mayor will have had auffl
clent time to polish off the back seat
of that Packard that the newsreels
indicate he uses in showing visiting
celebrities around the town. That
was another consideration that forc
ed us. against our will, I again as
aure you, to pose ror the newspa
pera. Hem. Hem.
Most people have seen taxis wait-
Ing at trains for victims, of course,
but we've seen that story reversed ao
far that It la really funny. When
getting into Orovllle, Cal., one noon
on the top of a long freight train
liberally Infested with "unemployed,"
a kid about twenty-three climbed up
on top with a megaphone and, In
atentorlan bellows, announced that
beans were being served at his res
taurant acro&e the tracks for a nickel
a plata. Not only beans (at a nickel
a plate), he assured us. but also
three fried eggs for a dime. Or a
pint of milk (Ice cold, which cost
him 4 cents. On each milk transac
tion he banked a penny) for another
nickel.
With that splendid sense of a good
story which you all know I possess. I
followed the crowd. By merely flash
ing my press card at hla nose, and
grabbing htm securely by the lapels
In that appealing way that I have,
I got him to settle down for a min
ute and tell me hla story.
Due to great foresight on my part
(or am I playing Dick Applegate up
too greatly even for those who know
, my sterling qualities?) I had a note
shook handy, and found out this
much. The proprietor, not to aay
assistant cook, welcoming committee,
train announcer, Janitor, dish washer
and sole owner, had left Louisiana
with his bride of a few month in
quest ot Job .Had been working, bliss
fully unconscious of the depression,
right along till then. When he. and
hia wife, who seemed even younger
than he did, got to Orovllle, atlll
without a Job. they had In their pos
session exactly BS cent, six tin plates,
two big spoons and six small spoons.
Maybe even a knife or two.
With a vision hard to understand,
he foresaw the possibilities of a nickel
restaurant for those unfortunate, or
foollah enough to be ridln freight
train. (There were two hundred on
ours). They built a small ahack at
no expense, blew the whole fortune
on beans, hung out their shingle and
went to work. Now, 85 daya later,
they have two rooms, a bed, a stove,
a refrigerator, a radio a lot of cus
tomers, on lame chicken rescued ,
from an Ignoble death under a train, I
n a seiles of letters to be written by
ee-lance tour of tbe world.
and, to top It all off, Ice water and
on Sundays Iced lemonade free Ab
solutely free. We almost decided to
stay over till Sunday to see If It
really could be as good as he claimed
It was. -
That would not have been too ex
pensive, either, to hear him tell It.
His claim Is that his Information bu
reau la so efficient and accurate (he
announces all outgoing trains with
iMtlnAtlorm and wav tvtlntA. first
fifteen minutes before departure, and :
again ten minutes liter), that If any
one misses a choo-cho through any
error on hla announclngs, he will
feed them for a week at his own ex
pense.
An average tralnload of men will
completely devastate his entire sup
ply of beans (eight gallons), a half
case of eggs, a case and a half of
milk, and three dozen loaves of bread.
Consequently he has Increased his 68
cents, so that now he does an aver
age business of io to $13 a day. and
the business Is still growing. This
would make a swell success story for
American Magazine, wouldn't It?
And If you see it there and my name
not at the head of It, you'll know
that my stuff is being paraphrased!
Now that I've got that guy out of
the way, I can tell by toe look In
Don't eye that he thinks we ought
to go out and get some dinner out
of the way. And do the same for
the Mormon temple, and other points
of Interest. I think the editor of the
Salt Lake City Tribune also thinks
so. I'm using his typewriter. Just
breezed In. gave him a garbled story
of how disappointed the people of
Medford, Oakland and Salt Lake City
would be if it didn't get written and
us on our way, and I argued so well
on your behalf that he even gave me
a lot of paper. Maybe, although I
doubt It, he'll also want a picture of
us.
Next time you hear from us it will
probably be from Kansas City or St.
Louis. Maybe even Chicago. So long
to all those people prostrated by my
absence. DICK.
P. S. When Mrs. Margaret Rafael
seea this be assured that Don is atlll
fat and happy and well under con
trol by DICK.
ARBITERS ACT TO
ASTORIA, Ore., May 27. ()
Member of the state arbitration
board met with the fishermen's -strike
committee here today and suggested
that the glllnetters accept the board
members as arbiters m the striae
which has tied up the fishing and
canning Industrie of ths Columbia
river since May 1. The board asked
that the fishermen return to work
at a price to be recommended by the
arbiters.
The strikers have demanded 8 cents
a pousd for Chinook salmon. Packers
have raised their opening offer of 6
cent to 7 cent, guaranteed until
July 31.
After two hours' debate in which
the fishermen presented their aide of
the question, the strike commlttie
announced It would call a meeting of
all strikers' delegates along the riv
er, to be held at St. Helena tomor
row at 1 p. m. The meeting is to de
termine the attitude of the fisher
men on the matter of arbitration, and
the strike committee promised It
would announce It decision to W.
E. Klmsey. secretary of the arbitra
tion board, by 5 p. m. tomorrow.
The arbitration offer by the board
la contingent on the acceptance y
packers of a similar agreement. The
packera and board members were to
confer here tonight.
Should either side fail to agree to
arbitration, the board members will
complete their Investigation, they an
nounced, and make a public report of
their recommendations.
SAVE
your health and teeth. At
these prices you can afford to
have your dental work done
now.
Extractions as low as , .AO
silver Fillings as low as 1.00
Cement Fillings as tow as. 1.00
Porcelain Fillings as low as 1.00
Gold Crowns as low as 6.00
Plates as low as 18.00
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Phone 840
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In charge of the Civilian Conservation Corps headquarters for the Medford district, located in the old city
hall are (left to right) Major Clare II. Armstrong, commnuder or 24 camps located In crater Lake National
park, Rogue River, Deschutes, Siskiyou, Kin mat li and Fremont national forests; Major Biblghnus. of the medi
cal corps, 6th C. A., who will supervise medical Inspection at all the camps and Captain Edmund Nelson lle
bert. Infantry, V. S. army, In charge of the quartermaster's department, who awards bids for camp supplies, and
distributes the materials to the camps. (Photos, Shauglc Studio),
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TO BE FEATURE
DECORATION DAY
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final earthly rest.
7. Main address by the Rev. Wil
liam J. Howell of Medford.
8. Singing, "America" by the
audience.
9. Benediction. -
If the weather Is stormy the ex
ercises intended for the park plat
form will be held In the Presbyterian
chucch.
All fraternal, social and civic Im
provement societies and organizations
of this community are Invited to take
part in the street parade and they
and the general public are invited
and urged to be present at the pro
grams to follow it.
The Civil War Veterans, the Wo
men's Relief Corps and the Daught
ers of Union Veterans of the Civil
War, will conduct a memorial cere
mony at the Medford I O. O. F.
cemetery at 3 :30 p. m., ' Decoration
Day. All members of other veteran
and patriotic organizations and the
general public are Invited to be pres
ent and to witness this ceremony.
Order of Decoration Day parade :
Marshal.
Elk's band.
National Guard.
Civil War Veterans and affiliated
organizations.
- Spanish War Veterans and ladles.
World War Veterans and affiliates.
Daughters of the American Revo
lution. High school band.
Relief and civic betterment soc
ieties. Fraternal and social organlzations
Miscellaneous entries and decorat
ed cars.
W. H. PAINE. .
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Starts Thursday,
of C. C. C . Headquarters
CLOSE MEET
LAKE AUTO T
Climaxed by luncheon on Rogue
river and a caravan to Crater Lake,
the annual convention of the Ore
gon State Graduate Nurses associa
tion closed here last night and the
following ' officers were elected to
head the association for the new
year: Louise Hagen Cliff of Multno
mah county, president; Elizabeth
Freeman, supervisor of the Red Cross
relief unit, first vice president;
Louise Hankey, Portland city school
nurse, second vice president; Harriet
Osborn, Instructress of nurses, St.
Vincent's school of nursing, secre
tary; Mae Dwyer, Portland school
nursing department, treasurer; Char
lotte Wlnnard, Eugene, Lillian Pfen
nlnger, Good Samaritan hospital,
Portland, and Edith Bergqulst, Eman
uel hospital school-of nursing, mem
bers of the board of directors.
The closing day's program opened
with breakfast meetings at 7:30
o'clock for the various departments
with Helen Fisher and Charlotte
Wlnnard presiding
Speakers- at the morning session
were Vlolette Hodgson, R. N., assist
ant director, N. O. P H. N., New
York City, and Jane V. Doyle, R. N.,
executive secretary, Portland chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
The former spoke on "Newer Trends
In Public Health" and the latter on
"Unemployment Relief In Relation
to Health."
Mrs. O. E. Osburn, of Medford, the
first graduate nurse In Oregon, was
among those attending the sessions.
At the close of the morning pro
gram the delegations from 10 dis
tricts of the state motored to the
A NEW SERIAL
Ruby AA. AYRES
IICHOLAS BOYD crashed
clouds of movie fame to the depths of oblivion
in a few flashing seconds. Synthetic deeds of
courage before a camera had lifted him to the
pinnacle of public adulation, but it was ironically an act of
flesh-and-blood heroism that wrecked his glamorous domain.
An unknown extra-girl was thrown from a horse in a film
cabin of Miss Phyllis Swearlngen on
Rogue river for luncheon, which was
followed by a trip to Crater Lake.
Last night numerous social events
were arranged for the entertainment
of nurses remaining in Medford until
today, when most of them will be
motoring back to their respective dis
tricts in inn nnni rv
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But the illumination, as shown in
preview was spectacular, whether
set off by star ray or human hand.
Miles of tubing made the towers
blaze while search lights pierced the
sky In a hundred directions. Floqd
lights made mammoth colored ice
cream bricks of squars towers and
tons of rockets and aerial bombs set
off along the lake shore for three
miles made the heavens sparkle.
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SCANDAL RESIGN
HARRISBURG. Pa.. May 37.
Oovernor Pinchot, who has kept pub
lic utilities and their regulation in
the political forefront for ten years,
today demanded the resignation ot
two state supreme court Justices who
bought stocks from J. P. Morgan in
terests at prices below the market.
Urging Justices John W. Kephart
and William I. Schaffer to step down
from the bench, he asserted, "if I had
the power, I would remove them at
once."
The Justices, who were elected for
31-year terms, replied they have no
intention of resigning They denied
the governor's charge that they .had
accepted "favors from utility bank
ers" and "utterly disqualified them
selves" for further service in the
state's highest court
Justice Schaffer. who said ne
bought Alleghany corporation etok
for investment and "sold it at a heavy
loss." asserted bis right 'to buy se
curities as any other citizen would
buy them.
Justice Kophart declared he holt's
the stock for which he paid 6.000
and now values It at floo. He added:
"Unless a judge must resign be
cause he eat in a restaurant owned
by some banker, there Is no more
reason for my resignation over the
Alleghaney matter than there would
be for eating in a banker-owned res
taurant." The governors request for the ass
ignation came closely in the wal e of
a similar request from Warren Van
Dyke, Pennsylvania Roosevelt Jeader
and chairman of the democratic tate
committee. Van Dyke went further,
insisting the disclosures by the United
States senate banking committee were
sufficient to warrant Impeachment
proceedings.
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scene; BOYD forgot he was not a real-lifiTriero; rushed in
to save the girl, was trampled, emerged a crippled, broken
man. Lucrative movie contracts, adoring fans, friends and
even his wife fell away BOYD was "by the world forgot.'
RUBY AYRES writes this gripping story of a man
deserted when he most needed help and the unexpected love
and romance that rebuilt his life.
in the MAIL TRIBUNE
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NEW YORK, May J7. (AP) An
other wild scramble to convert dollars
Into stocks and commodities piled
up the largest volume of trading ever
experienced with rising prlcea In a
Saturday aesslon In the New York
Stock exchange today.
Inflation fevers ran high. In re
sponse to the Rovernment'a plan to
abrogate the gold clause In private
and public obligations. Trading In
the Chicago grain pit waa almost as
excited as the dealings In the New
York stock exchange. While acores
of stocks rose 1 to aa much aa eio.
wheat made extreme advancea of 3
cent a bushel.
Silver futiirea Jumped a cent an
ounce, cotton about el a bate, rubber
futures about cent a pound, cop
per of a cent a pound, hide futures
'4 to M cent and raw ellk 9 to 10
centa a pound.
Both atocke and average prlcea of
sensitive raw commodities were hack'
close to the levela of a year and a
half ago, Indicating much had been
done to overcome the deflstlonary
effect upon our prices of England's
Announcement
To Our Friends and
Customers:
The Merriman Shop
will- be open Monday
morning at the usual
time under the manage
ment of Myrle and
Francis Merriman. We
will feature the same
high quality workman
ship and courteous serv
ice as in the past. ,
abandonment of the gold standard
In September, 1031, and the train of
consequences which followed, coming
to a climax In the banking crisis.
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The lowest fire loss In 10 years
was reported In Cincinnati m 1832.
Franklin's Cafe
Next to Cratertan
50c-SpeciaI-50c
Sunday Dinner
Choice of
Fruit Cocktail, Orange Juice
or Waldorf Salad
Entries
FRIED VOt'NG CAPON
(un Jointed)
Roast Turkey. Cranberries
Rib Steak, Hunter Style
Grilled Fresh Salmon, lemon
Roost Leg of Veal, Jelly
New Potatoes and Peas, In ere me
Hot Rolls
Strawberry Shortcake, Sherbert,
Fresh Strawberry Sundae
Home-made Pies
Coffee.. Tea, Milk