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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, M"ET)FORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1933.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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;