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PJGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, M"ET)FORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1933. Medford Mail Tribune "Ewyom to Southlin Oruca Rim tM Hall ftlbunt D4lly beapl Bttwdif PuMMmi 01 MEDrUKD PHINTINO CO. tfr-ar-aa w. ru at. i RObem w WJttu Bdltat Id Utdcptodeol Nmotpo Entered w mcodO dsM aitta at UedTort. Oncoo, under let of Marcfe I. 1878. iUBrU'UIPTlON BATBt If Mail lo Adtaoea - Dally, otw raaf .....900 Datly, Us BobUm Lift Dally, dm anUi 60 By Carrier, In Adrattc Mudford, AibUod, JacbODTlUe, Central Point Pboenlx, Talaot, Uold fllU and 00 HULiraya. Dally, ow rur 00 Dally, its booUm Daily, om ouDtti All Urn, cub to tdraoM. OfTleW ptpar of UM City of Mtdortl Official paper of licUop County. itKMKKK Of THB AMOCIATF.D BKtirtm trull Leued ffn Serrtw lb AMoeUtad Pren If uelualnly fitUtled to lm oh for publication of all otwi dUpattfw rredltcd to tt or oUwrvlM erodlted to Uil paper ud alio to toe local on publMttd oeratlL All rlgntl fM puhlleatloo of tpedal dlipitetw bartio art also r atoned. UEMBEU 07 UNITED PHE88 I1EMBEB 09 AUDI! BUUEAO Or C1UCULATIONB Adwtlilnt KeprearaUtlTei It C- HOiJENStN A 'AMPAflt Omeei to Ne York, Duetto. Dttrult, Bis rraoclaeo, Lot Angela, Seattle. Portland. m 1 Me 1 Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry- Friday iu a holy terror tor heat, and Jackson county we roosted on It foundation. No traoe hu been tound of the wretoh, who busted open Peoria Bill Oatee' tafe, like It was a punkin. J. Frank Wortman of Phoenix towned Tuos- Wed., Thura.. & Frl. HU winter atand of whiskers ara atlll In tact. Mr. W. la atlll Inflated with Bryanlam and thlnka he la a Young Democrat, line Forcer nan, mum. a- Douza, and Kelly the Older. tt now dvlop that the partlea who purloined Dub Watson' oar did not ateal it tney iusi urov Mr. Watson la an aoceeaory to the theft, lnaamuch aa he left the key In the ear, but forgot to leav tne engine running. Anvbody In need of a plain lawyer, phone the undersigned. We will not call the oppoaltlon learned, If he la not. The fair aex are wearing high top boots, and pajamea, depending on the , dlatanoea they are going. The tin. non-breakable glauea pur' chaaed by your oorr. In a moment of lapsus noodlua, can't take It. Wed. they became breakable with out an; notice. Thle la the first time we have been badly fooled since we bought an auto on the well-known easy payment plan. The otbae lawn sprinkling system is now ready to rain. It looks like Young America In these parte, would have to walk tf they live leas than a mile from the achoolhouea, next fall. Contrary to . expectations and predictions, walking will not ruin the rising generation. ' Dock Robinson, late of J'vlllo la going up to Portland, to cool off. and recuperate from getting caught In the social whirl at 84. A glimpse waa caught of Tom us Sworn one day last wk. He waa look ing fine and natural. He has not been much In evidence lately, aa have some, who feel they have been too much In the evldenoa. Col. Abrama, T. Waterman and a party whose name la forgotten flared aoroas the landscape laat week In the fashionable, wrinkled, and hot look ing white trousera. . ; The wrestling match Thura. eve. waa well attended. The main event was won by Gentleman Ted Thye, who knocked the wind out of the foe, by scientific and gentlemanly use of his shoulder. At one stag of the fracas he put his ft. In the face of' the enemy, and spectators oould hear the bridge work creak. It must have been a pleasure to be defeated by such a gentleman. s ' More new Juggernaut are gracing the hgwya. e a There will be an election Pri. and people hope It will be over when it Is over, and not keep the masses run ning to meetings until snow flies. Barley la In demand, and those who planted It In the field. Instead of discussing world problems at the BUI Oore corner, will have a gold mine, without the handlcapa of a gold mine, when the work Is all done In the talk s s P. Calllaon. UofO. mentor was here Frl. and left an Impudent note on our deak reading. "When do you work?" This Is our reward for leaving a note on Mr. Cslltaon', desk lsst spring, asking, "when dont you work" Del Citahell and boy, Indulged In an argument In front of Jens Jen sen's Wed. eve, the fur not flying with any great severity. They switched from Prohibition to Oolf without loosing a word. The father looked at his boy, like a disappointed attorney when up a stump. 1 "Scientists report nebulae areas of the Sim contracting and cooling" (Sacramento Bee.) Th present state of the weather proves the claims of the scientists. A new hlghwayffor the exclualve Use of heavy motor truck tralflo be tween Milan and Oenoa, Italy, Is near. Ing completion. The Real Southern Oregon k RTHTJR Perry of. the . Medford Mail Tribune, in his eol- umn. "Ye Smudge Pot," other districts believe "southern son county in particular, is a men of dark crimes, where there are blotches on the sun, and blood on tho moon." And this he denies with patriot vigor, while appealing to Oregon citizens to remember the natural beauty and charm, and the regional virtues, of one of the love Host and most neighborly sections of the commonwealth. The Oregonian probably is newspaper, not published in southern Oregon, to speak for the opinion of general observers. And while it is undeniably true that the troubles of JackBon county have been much in the press of late, as matters of current news, we find nowhere even the vestige of a conclusion that southern Oregon is largely populated by desperadoes. vails, and this opinion has it county citizens, law-abiding and with a minor and cantankerous to employ criminality to serve the state hia always believed southern Oregon must surely prevail, as it is now prevailing. Other regions of the state, as Mr. Perry more than inti mates, have in their times been stirred by serious factional disorders, by crimes and bold misdemeanors, and are in no position to point the finger of disdain. What The Oregonian would wish to establish, is that these regions have not indi cated southern Oregon as a community lost to a proper sense of citizenship. There has been a deal of sympathy, but little of oritioism, and much of hope and faith that justice and the bettor citizenship would restore order. The disorders in Jackson county, which culminated in ballot theft and murder, are at an end. They were the misfortune of southern Oregon, rather tliun tho manifestation. And the state at large realizes this. The real southern Oregon remains unsmirched as the friendly, hospitable, more than lovely district it has always been, where fine citizenship is the rule rather than the excep tion. Oregonian. E FATE IS DEBATED LONG BY JURORS (Continued Rom Page One.) Attorney Newman also attacked the testimony of O. O. Clancy, Jail In mate, who testified to Schermerhorn's purported visit to the oounty Jntl for conferences on the evening of the vote steeling." Hall's Testimony Stressed Attorney Von Sen main In his argu ment for the defense, stressed the testimony of Hurley Hall, Little Apple gate farmer, and member of the Jonea Jury, who testified that Wesley Mo Kltrtck had told him ten days before that th crime would be committed, and that Schermerhorn would "know nothing about It." Attorney Von Schmala declared, referring to the opening argument of the state, "never In my life have I heard such an argu ment." High snots of th address of As sistant Attorney Q en oral Moody for th atate were: "Counsel for defense, admits that Schermerhorn waa unfortunate In his ossoolatlona. He .did his own choos ing, he picked his friends. Like Old Dog Tray, he la a victim or bad com pany." "I thank counsel for his compli ment upon my Imagination, and that I should be writing fiction inatead of practising th law. Truth Is stranger than fiction. Nobody would believe, If they did not know It for an absolute fact, that under the -nose of th sheriff, and within earshot of the county Judge's offloa, ballot oould be stolen, until as one of the Sexton's said, "The yard wss full of them.' What Whs Sheriff Doing? What was Schermerhorn doing around the courthouse from eight to eleven o'clock that night? Who. was he with? What was h doing? He was in the rear, coming around the corner. He waa with Oliver Martin, one of the guards, and Jonea, the convicted mayor of Rogue River. "Why waa Schermerhorn conferring with the leaden Breoheen, Jones, La Dleu, Olenn and Febl In hta pri vate office, about the procuring of bonds for ballot-theft chargea before they hod been arrested? 'He waa all around the courthouse that night, and what does this Jury think of his actions? The defense attempt to impeach the testimony of Clancy with a doc tored record, and th state proved that Schermerhorn knew Bunch was tn Jail on th day and data that the records show hfi waa. Schermerhorn's sllbl is that he went to the 'News' office to tell them what they already knew that th editor of that paper had been arrested. - He went to the Mail-Tribune to tell them too. And, all he talked to then was th nlghtwatchman. He waa trying to cook up an alibi. Alibi Prepared Why did h tell Olga Anderson and Mary Sweeney, on the night of the robbery that he waa going to the county Jail and then get on the stand and deny It? Why did he tell these women, Tv got to be In bed by :30' and a few daya later tell them not to forget It? "Nobody but Schermerhorn bene fitted by tills crime, directly. There wen others Interested but Schermer horn was th direct banlfldary , , . They did Just th things that wen necessary to stop the recount, up to the tlm of th robbery. "Old man Fleming haa never told all he knows about this crime. Other slat witnesses have followed the same coura . . . They wer trying to protect themselves. "All that I necessary Is th use of common sense, ss you would us ,n your own private attain, to arrive at a Just verdict. . Sympathy Is not for th Just administration of our lawa. 'Th stat cannot protect the inno offers the opinion that the Oregon in general, and Jack' region of renegades, and violent as well qualified as any other Indeed, a contrary opinion pre that a great majority of Jackson reasonable, has been at grips element that did not scruple its mistaken ends. The rest of that the better citizenship of cent, If Juries will not convict the guilty. Bays Guilt Proven "The atate has proven the guilt of Gordon L. Schermerhorn beyond any possible show of reasonable doubt, conclusively and completely." Cross-examination of Schermerhorn was fairly short Friday afternoon. Schermerhorn admitted that La Dleu, Glenn. Brecheen and others Involved, had confernd with him in his pri vate office, following the ballot rob bery, relative to providing bonds In anticipation of arrest. The accused sheriff admitted he had not reported this to the district attorney or state police. Schermerhorn contended that his attendance at th meeting in the oounty court offloes with many of the central flgurea In the crime, was for the purpose of arranging bonds for L. A. Banks. The state contended It did not require from five to nearly seven o'clock, to prepare a page and one-half of typewritten matter. Schermerhorn also admitted that Elton Watklna of Portland, his attor ney In the recount suit, was present In the oounty Judge's office. This had never been mentioned by any of the other witnesses. Schermerhorn also corrected him self at one stage of his testimony when he said, "that was after I was up in the Jail." Rllp of the Tongue The denial brought from Attorney Moody . , . "Ol that Is Just a slip la It?" Schermerhorn denied h had been In the oounty Jail that evening, as the state has held. Sheriff Poroy Webb of Douglas oounty, and Deputy Grant Perry, tes tified that they removed T. Jackson Bunch from the oounty Jail to Rose burg on February 33. John Glenn, former Jailer testified that It was on February 10th. Records of Jackson and Douglas counties were Introduced to show that Bunch waa Incarcerated here, aa Clancy testified he was. W. J. Looker, court reporter, was also called as a rebuttal witness for the state. Carl T. Tengwald, National Guard oompany officer, was called to testify to th good character of the Sexton brothers, whll members of the company. TICKER SERVICE To afford Medford Investors the privilege of following th vsgarloa of their favorite stocks, ssle by sals, M. N. Hogan announced yesterday he would Install ticker service In his office In th Liberty building where additional apace for a custom ers' room with quotation board la now being arranged. The service, which Is expected to be available befora th first of Au gust, will place Medford In a class with th largest cities of th coun try, according to Mr. Hogan, who says he knows of no town of this ales having eurh facility. Th quo tations will start flowing In with opening of th stock exchange at a. m. Pacific time, and continue In a steady stream until close of th market at II a. m (P. S. T.) Mr. Hogan, who haa operated hen aa a securities broker for th past twelve yean and as a bonded and licensed broker for th past five yeara, now recelvea a aeries o! quo tations by Western Union on a list of selected stocks. Th new ticker service, however, will gtv th fsst est possible report on all deals In listed stocks, Including number of shares and price obtained. Buying and selling ordtn will bs hsndled as at present, with fast serv ice through th Portland office of . A. Plerc es Co , jne of th larg est brokerage firms of th country. Undergo nperaTion Mn. A. J. Edmonds of Beatly street underwent a major oueratlon at th Community hospital tuday. Personal Health Service By William Brady, MJ. Hlgned letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to dis ease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink. Owing to th large number of letters received only a few can be answered here. No reply can be mad to queries not conforming to In structions. Address Dr. William Brady, 4 OS El Camlno. Beverly Hills, OX PAMPEBINO IN CHIL DIIOOD MAKES TM GHOW UP N fclBOTICS. In ble Interesting little book "Life Begins at Forty" Walter B. Pit km saya: Our schools of childhood are wonderful; from kindergarten to high school they are the finest ever. Americans are at their best In handling chil dren and at their worst in dealing with ex- children who ough t to be handled a s grownups. The shame of our land is the high school, and the world's worst Joke Is our standard liberal acs college. Our ablest are there disabled . . Everything Is done to prevent life after twenty. Algebra is taught un der compulsion to millions who can never, use It even In Intellectual play . , Athletics are socialized and com mercialized to the point at which all fun and all benefit to the Individ ual evaporate ..... Only the robust and the well-balanced come thru with flying colors. They finally discover that their education began after leav ing college. Mr. Pitkin Is a professor In Co lumbia university. He'll be losing his Job 11 he doesn't watch out! He had better leave to -us lowbrows the business of ridiculing the teaching ol algebra to high school children. We don't know any better. But a uni versity profeseorl Some children are doomed in In fancy to a neurotic life. Their par ents, nurnes, aunts, teachers train them for it, These misguided ones pamper and coddle the unfortunate youngsters and vainly strive to pro tect them from encountering the sharp edges and prickles which child ren must learn to deal with. For the first few years of life the elders offer as an excuse for their delin quency the plea that the youngster Is only a baby. At the age of 10 or 13 the unfortunate child Is stigmatized by his Irresponsible elders as "not very strong" and that they assume. Is Justification for continuing the policy of pampering. When the oh I Id gets along In ,the 'teens, the now hardened trainers concoct a plot that he Is of a delicate nervous disposition I or temperament or constitution, and that Is tantamount to a finished neurotic. It Is quite as Professor Pitkin de scribes in his book. Neurotics are adults who have never had a chance to grow up. On the bookshelves at my elbow are stacks of volumes by prollflo writ-1 era who pose as psychologists or ex perts in child training, and I find ' A Great Vision To the Editor: I was 'way up high on a mountain top, and down below was the ocean. I could see It plain, and the waves were '-oiling high. Such great waves and high breakers! Of what I could see, taho whole ocean was so rovigh that no ship could have salted at any other time like that Instant, and be safe. Great monstrous black clouds hov ered over the surface In phantom like frrms. They moved with swift, rapidity Such unusual realities I Wltn another girl standing beside me, vre gazed down on the sight In awe I Who wouldn't have been awe stricken, could it be described as wonderful as It all was? Everything was too plain to fade out of my vision. W.hat was the queer, most unusual serenity we felt over the whole surroundings? Maybe an earthquake. Lo, and behold, the earth did shake as a volcano! Then I saw written signs In the heavens, which explained all, and which put fear In my soul. One sign read and almost seemed to talk for Itself, "The Coming of Christ." Another said, "The Resurrection Day." Then Just as plain as day Is dis tinguished from night, the whole at mosphere broke Into one accord, singing a Joyful song of praise and eternity. The entire universe was singing. Such beautiful stratns of muslol It still rings in my ears. oh, the peace that surrounded me, and still does. It makes my heart rejoice, and la a feeling that can only be there for me to know. It could never be explained as beauti ful as It all was. It must be seen with your eyes through a vision or In reality, and be felt through every fiber of your body. Maybe anyone who reads this may. have that chance some day In reality I In the skies, then, Jesus and His Angels from Heaven appeared. It seemed that He was shaking hands with ail His children whom He was going to taks home with Hlml Jesue shone so bright His Oraat Power lighted His whole being with a radiant glow I He waa plainly dressed, but His Presence was so great that tt did not matter one particle. At last the Almighty had come to take His children home I Would I be among His children t A great tear struck me at first, but like a bolt of lightning His Pea-e and Consolation stole over my whole being, and I felt so divinely secured in His Holy Presence. As He was near, He came over to me, and spoke in the most tender, loving tones, "Verlle.' In feeltnss of reward. I responded with all my heart," Jesus 14 m so happy 1 Aa He started on to another after shaking bands with me. He said. Vou are beautiful, child." Me beau tiful? But surely all of Ood's faith ful children are beautiful to hlml A tlreat VNHn As I stood tbere tn amarement among all the millions oX peVtot He gf-w'q more solid meat and good psychology la this little book of Pit it la's than you can comb out of the whole shelf of books by the self-made child hy giene experts, and Professor Pitkin pretends to be nothing more than a teacher of Journalism. That a child haa had acute bron chitis or pneumonia or meningitis or rheumatic fever or Infantile paralysis Is no reason for stigmatising the child forever as "not strong." "delicate" or "nervous" or In any way In need of pampering or coddling. Parents or guardians who permit morbid senti mentality to outweigh good sense In the training of such children work an Irremediable Injustice on their chil dren. It is bad enough to keep children attending schools or colleges long after they have proved as Incapable as they are unwilling to acquire educa tion in that way. it Is worse ror foolish parents to squander money and effort in the attempt to cover the backwardness of the recalcitrant instead of recognizing his true apti tude or bent and giving him a fair opportunity along the way his train ing should go. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What, More Skullduggery? I want to ask your opinion of the practice of some dentists in pulling teeth. If they get the roots all out, well and good, but If a root breaks off they make no effort to remove It, but accept the fee and tell the pa tient nothing . , . (Mrs. K. A.) Answer Sometimes the most skill ful dentist has such trouble In ex tracting a damaged tooth. But no reputable or honest dentist hesitates to Inform the patient when any part of the root remains In the Jaw. When you deal with quack dentists who, of course, have to bid for patronage, you can't expect a square deal. It's JuRt a Bad Habit As a result of studying and heeding the suggestions In your pamphlet on the subject I am definitely cured of constipation of 20 years standing, for which I am deeply grateful. (J. A.) Answer You mean education cor rected the morbid psychology which kept you enslaved to physic. In the great majority of cases constipation Is just a bad habit. Send a dime and a stamped envelope bearing your ad dress, for the pamphlet, "The Con stipation Habit." Thick Nails Please tell me wrlat to do for thick nails on my great toes. I can't cut them even when soaked In hot water. (U M. D.) Answer Go barefoot a few hours a day. Ed Note: Benders wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letters direct to Dr. William Brady, M. J.. ZGfi El ta rn I no, Beverly Hills, Calif. moved over a few steps to a spot where Irene was standing. He looked into her eyes and said, "'Irene," and In the same tones He had said my name. We knew wo were both going to return with Jesus, because Just speak ing our names like He did, told us all we needed to be certain of. What excltementl No one knew what to do, but to wait In anxiety for their Savior to get closer to them and speak their names. He was beautiful I His head had shown so bright. How great It is to be shown all that was shown me In my wonderful vision! So plain, so great, so realistic! How could I forget? it soon all got so exciting that everything faded In an instant. How disappointing, and how sad I was after I woke up, and saw that it wasnt true. But I still have the Joy of It all, and knew that I was ready to go back with Jesus to my new home forevermore. MRS. VERLIE GROVE. Medford, Ore. BARBERS WILL MEET John Moffatt, chairman of the Re tall merchants committee of the chamber of commerce has called a meeting of Master barbers for Tues day evening, at 8 p. m. In the cham ber of commerce offices It was an nounced yesterday. Purpose of th meeting, according to Mr. Moffatt, la to organize a bar ber's aub-commltte of th retail merchant commlte. a It la believed that the chamber of commerce can be of material assistance to those who depend on barberlng for a livelihood, as hsa been done with other branch es of th retail trade of thla city. "W ar not trying to form a lot of sub-commltteee to maks our retail division top-heavy." stated Mr. Mof fat, "but we will, when clrcumstsnces Justify, organise th various retail grlups into separate bodies m order to bring about better results. After all It Is reaulta which w are after and th success of our retsii committee can be assured if we can get each branch working together In a bar moments manner." tt was announced also at th chamber of com mere today that plans arc under way to perfect an other sub-committee of the retail merchanta dlvlaloi composed of beau ty parlor operators and It It expected that t'.ils new group wlU b orgsnlwd wry shortly. 4 Remsln at t nlon Crk P. w. Clea- tor of Portland, recreational tnglneer for the fcreat service, will spend a week at Union creek, doing recrea tional planning wor. He plana to journey to th camp tcdaj. NEW YORK DAY BY DAY By O. O. Mclntyre NEW YORK, July 15. Whll re decorating was being don In th family bedroom, I decided to spend a night In on of those flashy off-Broadway ho tel. I heard of on whoso clien tele consisted largely of doubt ful figures In th Whit Wsy Dow. genu who live by wits and such. Th clerk who roomed me asked cash In advance, although I car ried touet acces sories In a band grip. Th ball boy was the alert type of hustler who Inquired solici tously If I might be needing anything to drink. And seemed annoyed when I replied Ice-water would suffice. After looking about the room and doubtful of ability to sleep I went to the lobby and lounged In one of the deep-cushioned wall dlvsna. The lobby was milling with after-theater crowds, th usual sort, but perhaps my Imagination was keyed up -to regard It as a little more tense. A hard-bitten ihaewestlsh blonde with a forlorn poodle and continuous oough, took a seat near and watched the revolving door expectantly. Her wait was rewarded by a chunky fel low, aportlng a Brazil diamond, who chirped: "Lo, Kitten I" They talked In whispers. And he went out. A gigolo! I was Interested In her part of the drama of a Tlmea Square night. Her cough had an alarming rasp. In a minute or so she went up In the elevator and soon came down again. Without her poodle eyes kohled and Hps freshly reddened. I followed her across Broadway and eastward over 44th street. Midway the block ahe stopped to talk to a man unsteady on his feet, an easy ptck-up. They walked off quickly. In front of the Lamb's, Pat, the night elevator man for more than SO years, waa trying to tag a vagrant breer. Pat Is one of ltfe'a Tommy Popea who brings to the bleak ob acurlty of his Job sudden murmured wisdoms and shy humor. On the downhill coast he la content to rub elbows with and' run Inglorious er rands for stage celebrities. Pat lost many, friends the past few years friends who Idled a moment to ex change confidences: Wilton Lackeye, Wlnchell Smith, James J. Corbett, PrltB Williams, William Courtenay, Willis P. .Sweatnam and the more youthful Jack Donahue who would do a diminutive version of an old Irish Jig for Pat. If no one were around. t Arnold Bennett, most accomplish ed of prowlers, would enjoy the Roar ing Forties In that dead calm before the city swims up from Its deep well of sleep. Shady hotela now and then erupt couples, sheepishly furtive. A woman seemed stricken under the Belasco theatre marquee. Taxis swerved in to her but quickly shot away. Sprawling figures, mouth agape, in a Hippodrome areaway. A single light blazed in the lobby of the Algonquin. The attendant at an all" night shooting gallery In Sixth avenue yawned, reached In an upper shirt pocket for "tho maklnsl" Back In my rented hotel room again voices through the thin partition In dicated a gay session next door. Some one trying to dial Abe Lyman's band In California. Abe Is an old pal of his. Floating bits of conversation . . . "Eddie picked up some smart money In New Orleans and sent for Clara" . . . "Keep quiet will you, thla house dick la no Santa Claua" . . . "That flat-chested irop Stitch Annie has been gunning for him since his wife died . , . "Lets barge up to Harlem, pop a few reefcra aui hear Gladys sing" ... I had dozed off lightly when the phone tingled. A feminine voice: "You Mitch?" When I replied nega tively a bit ungraciously she snapped "Don't get Tiffany." And hung up Next door a lady attained the weep ing stage. She was going back to Muncle. Ind., and never "see this rot ten town again." No us to try sleep ing. I dressed. A pair of military hair brushes hsd vanished. Dawn cornea ugly to Broadway. Harshly. Roysterers were piloting an other drunk down the hall. A man ahouted an oath across a court. In the foyer scrub-women, rheumatic and dripping, paused to look up with spaniel docility. "A phlne malrn-ln. sir!" one called. Out on the streets th comic and grotesque seemed to come up like a toadstool. A newsle shadow boxing. A shuffling derelict picking some horrid fragment from a restaurant refuse bin I Reld. Murdock snd Co, cannr of th Monarcrr Brand Bartlett Pears will be represented at Medford this season by Myron Root. SWIM DANCE at TWIN PLUNGES "Th fun Spot of Southern SETEBIN BATTERY SERVICE Medford Made Batteries 6 volt 13-plate (tQ Of) 1 yr. guarantee Recharge, onr make, 95 1521 No. Riverside. Phone 300 Ore and Bullion Purchased til mi 1 fcr taw wt CtMmfei WILDBERG BROS. SMELTING & RKF1NING CO. 0ct.; 7 M.rirn S,.,S. FrmriK South Smi Frivira mi I SALES TAX TOLD BY IliEAIG Not An Additional Tax But Substitute For Burden Of Property And Personal Levies Is Revealed In Talk About seventy persons .from var ious part of Jackson county were present at the sales tax address at the courthouse Friday evening by Rodney Keating, field executlv of th property tax reduction commit tee of th stat. who explained th advantages of such a tax, and ans wered numerous questions concerning the measure to be voted on July 31. In hi talk, Mr. Keating, who was introduced by Jackson county rep resentative, Earl B. Day, stated that the main argument for passing the tax Is that necessary money now levied on the tax rolls haa not come tn, apd the atate Is now facing an emergency the tax delinquency 1 three time the present asaessment. Not Added Tax "The present sales tax," he said, "Is not an additional tax, but Is a substitute tax for th overburdened personal property taxpayers and the real-property tax payera. This Is an emergency measure which expires by limitation July 81. 1988. It Is a two per cent sales tax on retail services both of a mercantile and a profes sional nature. There Is also a rate of 3 per cent on manufacturers or a wholesaler, but there are few con cerns here which would be placed In the latter class," was Mr. Keat lng's explanation. "There are certain exemptions from the sales tax, such as gasoline and farm products when sold by dealers or producers for resale which ex emption practically excludes any farmer In Jackson county when sell ing his produce, unless he has a wayslda stand and Is considered a retailer. "This also Includes the farmer shipping fruit, who does not pay a tax of any kind," was Mr. Kcat tng's answer to a question put to blm during the discussion of the measure. Misinformation Spread Ha related to his audience that much misinformation has been spread about the county with rela tion to the farmer and the sales tax. Mr. Keating went on to say that svery fsrmer Is a producer and Is selling hay or produce for resale or to another fanner who is using the hay or grain for further produc tion. The measure also provides a $50 a month exemption on cash re ceipts of every business under the sales tax Jurisdiction, and In many cases, the merchant will find hta exemption of personal property tax and the three mill state levy on real property, will In many cases offset the sales tax of two per cent. "The money coming In under the sales tax Is to be distributed for the balance of the year as follows: 1. Administrative purposes. 3. $1,487,018.18 In payment of sec ond half property taxes due the state from the counties. 3. 518.807.23 to sinking fund of world war veterans' state aid com mission In lieu of half-mill tax pro vided by law. 4. 350.000 to fund for relief of unemployment. 5. One-half remainder apportion ed to counties In proportion to val uations of taxable property, fl. Remaining residue to remain In state general fund. Fifty-Fifty Division "Next year, and the first half of 1035. every dollar that cornea tn un der the sales tax, will be distributed, with fifty cent going to the state, and fifty cents to be divided on a proportionate' ratio baela among the 36 counties of the state," was In formation given by Mr. Keating. "This will give th counties money each month to carry on the govern mental functions and school opera tions. "All the money going to the stat la to be used to retire the real prop erty taxes now levied, which amounts to 8V4 mills," he explained. The money accruing to the counties also goes to relieve th county and local taxes. According to figures avail able, under the six million dollar Wise Investors- Federal Home Loan Bank SOUTHERN Building 8c Loan Association Member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Portland Flight 'o Time (Medford and Jackson County History from th Flies ol rbe ,111 rrtbDD of 10 and 10 scan Ago) , TEV VEARS AGO TODAY July 16, 1023 (It was Sunday) Curtis J-N plane catches fire at Ashland field, and aviator Jump. Fire Chief Elliott warn oltizen not to pile sawdust on th sidewalks. Unsettled weather follows a short heat wave. Toggery Bill Isaacs hsa been cast for the leading baritone role tn "lo lanthe". President Walther of the 0. of C. announces that "anybody who does not buy a ticket to the pageant la a traitor to his city, his country, snd the valley." 800,000 lady bugs to be dttrlbutd In orchards to kill th wooly aphis. Sheriff Terrlll's bloodhound has a paw crushed In the kitchen door. The sheriff chased three men "playing horse around the courthouse, into vacant house, last night, from whence they disappeared." . TWENTY YEARS AflO TODAY July 111, 1013 (It Was Tuesday) Local cigar doalera boost ssle of new Turkish cigarette, with offer of a miniature Turkish rug with each package. The editor of this paper gives testimony, that he has smoked one of the rugs, a.'id found It better than the cigarette. Carl Y. Tengwald becomes first sergeant In Co. T known then as the Sleepy Seventh. Mining operations humming in th Oold Hill district. H. Chandler Egan. the expert golf er to be given a dinner at the Uni versity club, and Reginald H. Par sons, president of the Medford Golf and Country club will make a speech, "WJiat Sayest Thou," at th Star; "Women Must Weep," at the Page, and "The Light In the Window." at the Ugo. The illustrated songs at the Star have been discontinued, until the singer's throat, gets well. estimate by tax commissioners, real estate taxes are to be reduced about 6.8 per cent and If more money comes In, greater reductions can be expected." Mr. Keating also stated that three states are now In legislative session at the present time contemplating a sales tax similar to that now be fore the voters In Oregon, A great many states have enacted a general sales tax during the past year. "The Inequality of our present tax sys tem has broken the backbone of Mr. snd Mrs. Taxpayer today." Mr. Keating said. Emergency Measure "The legislature this year," he went on to say, "made every attempt to solve the tax situation, and the answer was a substitute tax or a sales tax as an emergency measure. T.'.e sales tax relieves and wipes off the books property taxes now work ing hardship on many merchants and farmers today. No bill was ever written that favored the farmers more than the present tax which la being given the people for adoption or rejection next Friday." Mr. Keating said that he had not Iced a decided change of sentiment during the past three weeks regard ing the salea tax, and many peo ple now so the light and will vote for the sales tax. The number la 313 on tho ballot, and voting this will be giving relief to the tax pay ers In Oregon, and will help keep the schools open. "Over one thousand school district In Oregon today will only recelv one-sixth of the taxes now levied, to operate on thla fall. This means closing of schools, and many other objectionable features." In closing, Mr. Keating sold, "Re. member this Is an emergency meas ure and now Is the time for th citizens of Oregon to be lifters in stead of leaners, to put away party and personal prejudices and rise above the great debt burden now on the state." Pressure Is Low Much water Is be ing wasted by residents of the olty, by letting It run Into the street when watering lawns and gardens, it was reported yesterday. A number of Med ford people have also failed to heed the fire whistle, and turn the water off, until the return whistle Is blown. With the water on throughout the city, a decidedly low pressure Is the result, making it difficult to fight fires, it was pointed out. Comtder many thing. In choosing an Investment the first of which Is SAFETY. Our recent affiliation with the enables this Institution to offer the MAXtMTM of SAFETY. The Integrity of those who direct and manage this association yonr neighbor , bark ed by rtrlfl STATE supervision as well as FEDERAL Inspection. May we tell yon more about this opportunity to Invest;
