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MEDFOUD MAIL TRIBUNE, SfEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1933.
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By Annul Perry
Bay a word for the Forgotten "Iron
Men" those heroic soul, who "ar
dlned" themaelve. Into ancient vehi
cle! and wheezed away to Portland,
through fog, and battling death,
hltoh-hlkere and barn-alzed lrelght
. . ... r.V. fcn MA E
football game, a trip across the ,
plain, in -M. behind a pair 01 ou.u.,
"... I
'What oould be worse than a publio
fr)..Cing class, and more public
.peakera?" wrltea an Irate Older Olrl.
Well madam, they- might think they
were alngera, 1 intend of publio epeak-
ers, and form male quartans.,
The weather continue, too good to '
last, but a. long aa it ita, there u ,
nothing that can be done about It. ;
SUCH IIONERTYI
(PreM Dlanatch)
"l am for an Income tax be
cum I don't make enough to pay
an Income tax; I favor a good tax
on beer and liquor because I
don't drink and 1 llkewle believe
In a substantial Inheritance tax
because I won't leave anything
and don't expect anything to be
left to me," Representative Couey
toll the house waya and mean,
committee In supporting a bill to
Increase the Income tax."
It haa been a long time since any
body In these parts was mad enough
about the way his neighbor, were
acting, to write the governor a letter
and get no anawer.
,
J. Wesley Bates, the barber, cele
brated his birthday Oat., and 31 years
of married life, Sun. It ha. been
about that lung since he last sharp
ened his razors.
Quite a number are overjoyed to
think they can have brandy In their
mincemeat this Thanksgiving. The
mincemeat ha. evidently been socially
anubbed and overlooked while passing
the bottle during what waa playfully
called Prohibition.
A lively wind from any direction.
Is badly needed to blow all the fallen
leavea Into a vacant lot. The leavea
are every place but In a vacant lot.
The deficit of solons from thU
county continue so trhs body politic
is short two lawglvera In the legisla
ture. Some hold It would be no
calamity If none were appointed, and
other, think the county should .how
a little originality and not have any
until 3308. There are good polnta in
both Ideas. No matter who 1. dele
gated to eerve the term, moat any
body at home could do a better Job.
A number of vital matters, and the
Aogue River Fish bill, will be weighed
by the legislature.
Dock Porter's grandson has reached
the pull-a-glrl'a-halr atAge, but a. yet
ha. bad very poor luck making the
lautea equeal which seems to be
the objective. The modem maid Is
not as helpless a. the maids of
Orandpaw'a youth. They have school
ed themselves to atep on the aggrea
aor. toe., and do.
The height of something waa reaoh
at Dorrl. Calif., last Wednesday when
e pair of newlywed. were shlvareed
"at high neon." Thla Is the first time
the social felony ha. been committed
In broad daylight, heretofore being
confined exclusively to the night and
darkness, and the leading streets. A
daylight ehlvaree ought to be able to
hoist Itaelf on Its own petard.
"The ghost of Medford high', cham
pionship football team, reanped over
Multnomah Stadium field , ." -(Portland
Journal.) But nobody re
members the A00.OO0 booklet, distrib
uted during the same year, glowingly
and graphically telling how to bake a
pear.
"Sim Cotter enlivened the Rebekah
Ladles social hour with tales of hor
ror he encountered on the fields of
France" (Cove Item..) There's noth
ing like a gruesome tale, unless It be
one about "my operation."
For Modern, Quirk Fuel Oil Deliv
ery Service, Fbone 15, Bad. Transfer,
Vlw Msu.ia
An Emergency Exists
IT is to be hoped the special session of the legislature will settle
the liquor control problem first and then go on to other
matters. For other matters can wait. Liquor control can't.
The present liquor situation represents a genuine emergency.
Taking advantage of the repeal of national prohibition, and
the absence of effective regulation, speakeasies and booze dives
are running full blast all over the state. The old liquor crowd
and their satellites, are determined to make hay while the sun
shines. The bars are down. In the cities large and small, even
in the rural districts, an illicit liquor traffic is being carried on,
with law enforcement agencies because of the absence of legis
lation, powerless to prevent it.
This condition must be corrected at the earliest possible
moment. Only the legislature can do it.
THANKS to the foresight of Governor Meier, a special com
mittee nf rflnresentnt.ivfi citizens from nil nnrfn nf thn state.
has a definite plan of liquor control, in readiness for the legis
lature's action
It is a good plan. In fundamental features it conforms to
the best thought in the country, rogarding this important prob
lem
In the opinion of this newspaper, this plan, in its essentials
SHOULD'BE ACCEPTED, and its provisions incorporated into
law, with an emergency provision attached.
Behind such action we are confident, would be the support
of an overwhelming publio opinion. And against subsequent
evasions or violations of the provisions of the measure would at
once be marshalled an aroused
For the people of Oregon
saloon. They don't want, and don't intend to countenance, any
uncontrolled competitive traffic in liquor, which would inevit
ably lead to a period of state wide debauchery and crime.
They want BETTER conditions morally and economically
without prohibition than existed under it. They don't want and
will refuse to have conditions which are WORSE. .
IT is a time for all right thinking people who understand this
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VolveS, and the necessity of an effective and enlightened system
of control, to get together, and make their wishes known when
the special session of the legislature opens, the first of next
week.
The liquor lobby will be on hand with tremendous financial
backing, and a corps of professional wire pullers, all set to do
their stuff. Unless organization is met by organization, propa-
ganda against the liquor control
the of rpaI tcrnperance jn
before it starts.
The German Elections
M r ourBe lue eiecuons in
v"' dictatorship elections are
th t . ,. . . h-
it. !.
could have been released before the elections as well ns after.
But it would bo foolish for anyone to suppose that this over
whelming referendum in favor of the Nazi policies, regarding
disarmament and the League of Nations, in any real sense,
MISREPRESENTED publio opinion in the Reich.
A free and fair election would not have brought out a vote
of ten to one for Hitlor, such votes are unknown in any real
democracy but there is no' question that the dictatorship would
have been endorsed on this issue of foreign policy, and endorsed,
overwhelmingly.
Even Hitler's political enemies, safely out of the country,
and free to say what they think, admit that he is the spokesman
for the country at the present time, and his policies and pur
poses are those of the German nation of today.
lie expresses in language all can understand, the national
will to regain Germany's place in the sun, to recover from the
humiliation and defeat of the war, and again place the Father
land on an equality with other wqrld powers.
AND because this is true, these
arm nnnff.nl m.. . 1.
v....u. uiciii, can uo nuuepiea as a true expres
sion of the German national will, and as evidence that only a
miracle of some sort, can prevent another European war.
For no matter what Hitler may say for world consumption,
there is no doubt that he is determined to disrenard the Divi
sions of the Versailles treaty, secure a working union with Aus
tria, and regain the Tolish corridor.
None of these things can be done without a European con
flict. So as long ns Hitler remains in power, or as long as Hitler
policies represent the German people, war in Europe is certain.
It can only be prevented by Hitler's overthrow, not from
without but from within, that is by the people of-Germany
themselves. Barring that outcome, Old Man Mars can regard
the future in Europe with relish and enthusiasm,
NAVY MAN'S WIFE
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. (AP)
Keith Carlln, 41, member of a promi
nent Virginia family, and an attorney
In the Internal revenue bureau, waa
at liberty today under a .1000 bond
on a charge of assaulting Mrs. Mama
Fraser, 81, wife of a retired naval
commander.
Carlln U the son of Charlea R.
Carlln, former member of the house
of representative, from Virginia, and
now publisher of the Alexandria, Va
Oamtte.
Mrs. Prater, the wife of Lt. Com
mander Hugh Krarer, retired. In her
charge against Carlln asserted he had
beaten Sr severely about the eyes
and face during a struggle In his
apartment about I a. m. yesterday.
During the atrnggle, Mrs. Prseer
told headquarters detective., moat ol
her clothe, were torn off, and ahe was
forced to run from Cartlne apart
ment vlrtuallv unclothed.
Detective William 3. DunueKv, who
took Carlln Into custody, .aid Mr..
publio opinion.
don't want any return of the
plan, met by propaganda FOR,
th;a Btat(!) bo smothercd
uermany were nxea. Under a
ALWAYS fixed. The figures
thprpfnrfl .lln nnM,inrr TW
elections in spite of the strong,
i. , , .
Fraier told him several of Carlln'.
friends had been at his apartment
during the evening, but he had In
sisted she remain behind when they
left.
BLITZ BRBVERf SAFE
PORTLAND. Ore., Not. M. (AP)
The main office of the Bllta-Weln-hard
brewery here wu wrecked early
today by explosive placed In the
aafe by amateur. afe -cracker.
Police aald th robber probubly
had stepped far enough away from
the afe to arold Injury. The exajnter
ated chars; of explosive demolish
ed the heary steel safe and frlRht
ened the robbers away empty-handed.
Officer found about $3,000 under
the wreck a e of the safe. Valuable
record were stolen throughout th
office.
Oregon Weather,
ralr tonight and Wednesday, but
local valley togt weat portion Wed
nesday morning; no change In tem
perature; light variable wlnda off'
shore.
Real tatate or tnaurano
to Jonea Phone 606
-teava i
No spilling when KU Transfer d
Uvr Fuel Oil. Pnon SIS.
Personal Health Service
By William
s if ilea tetter pertain. og Co personal uraita tod uygieo not Co du
3m dUgiiuls or treatment, frtU o answered oy Ut. ritad u a atampeo
elf-addressed envelope v enclosed, better mould oa oriel ano written to
ink. Owing to the large oamhei of
wered here. No reply can Oe made to queries not conforming to instruction
addreat Or William Brady, Stifl (J camlno. rieverley Hill, Cai. ,
FOOD IS Fl'F.L, THOUOII FUEL
Young woman complain that since
a fall she had a year ago ahe ha had
a strange craving for coal and tiu
eaten a lot of H.
, . . We doctors
call such perver
sion of appetite
"pica," which at
once suggests we
don't know much
about lt. Infants
commonly mani
fest a fondness
for ashes, soli
and the like when
they are old
enough to creep
or totter about
and gratify their
odd taste. Young women with sim
ple anemia often crave freak things
such as sour pickles, vinegar, green
fruit. Expectant mother vare quite
likely to dote on raw starch, chalk
or what have you. Here let me as
sure all of these that their odd crav
ing has no particular significance
and there is no serloua harm In any
of the thlnga mentioned. In some
cases the craving la satisfied by the
healthful habit of eating some raw
potato, carrot, turnip or other root
vegetable every day: or chewing some
raw wheat, oats, rice; or eating the
skins or outer husks and aeeds of
various vegetable and fruits Instead
of paring them off or excluding them;
or eating the tops of onions, celery,
parsley and the like when these rel
ishes are available. But even If the
baby prefers clean fire sterilized ashes,
or mamma like her chalk or coal,
these things are quite harmless. 60
1 good clean sand or soil, provided
lt Is not polluted, that 1. by excre
tion of animal or man. Such pol
lution. Involving the hazard of in
festation with various parasites, is
the only serious objection to "pica."
Here Is a good place to warn par
ents about the danger of serious or
even fatal lead poisoning from paint
on crib, bed, high chair or toy or
playthings, when the baby has the
habit of gnawing at such things. The
infant so slowly poisoned becomes
anemic, puny, fretful, sickly, and
eventually Buffer from paralysis,
convulsion or other grave manifes
tation of damage to the central nerv
ous system. Better unpatnted fur
nishings and playthings It will do
no harm If the baby puts these In his
mouth or gnaws at them. Wood Is
not a food, nor yet a poison.
That ut'qultou agent Ben Told
has lt that pica la due to lack of
something in the system. There Is no
scientific ground for the notion. Many
persons who crave these extraordin
ary thing may have a shortage of
calcium (lime) or some deficiency in
the metabolism or utilization of this
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
O. O. Mclntyre
NEW YORK, Nov. U. No class of
prefeaslonal people cling to their an
cient superstition and ornamenta
tion Uke those
of the theater. It
1 no press agent
fantasy that Ed
Wynn atlll wears
on opening
night the same
pair of shoe he
wore at hi first
premiers on
Broadway.
They are now
patched like a
oracy - quilt and
would be spurn
ed by a elf-re-
pec ting rag-
man.
Walter Catlett,
somewhere In
hi trouplng tarantara picked up an
Idiocy about discarding cigarette
end and olive pit. For 15 years
he haa slipped them in various
pocket.
Billy Oaxton, aa do many other
players, crosses himself before first
entrance at each performance. Once
he forgot and It waa the only time
In hla career he ever went up In hi
lines. Jack Haley run over hi first
scene out loud In his dressing room
no matter how long the run.
Earl Carroll watches openlnga from
th electrician' pit In overalls. Zleg
feld watched hla leaning on the back
rail. John Golden ha never seen
one of hi. C. B. Dillingham, after
a final rehearsal, Invariably eats in
a one-arm lunch. He once explained
rather prophetically: "I might wind
up here."
The neatest of all chewer of the
weed 1 General John Pershing, a
habit picked up In early Missouri
day and never abandoned. He car
ries a plug of natural leaf in a neat
rubber compact, slice off a thin liv
er and many Intimate are not con
clou he's addicted to a custom now
almoat extinct.
On of the ahrewd exponent of
draw poker is Ogden Mill, former
secretary of th treasury. He lores
the game and despite hi wealth
"play 'em tlht." It' hi favorite
form of relaxing. He ha one Inflex
ible rule and that Is not to pUy
more than BO-cent limit. He prefers
a dime limit and hla w Inn I tip In
every case are added to hi favorite
charity.
J. P. Morgan care for few game,
especially those of an outdoor ort.
Sunday mornings, very early, when
at hi town house, he makes several
turn of the quiet block on which
h reside in Murray Hill, with his
favorite dog a beagle.
IncWentally, it little known that
George I. Baker. Jr., who t t. neihoor
of Mr. Morgan. Joined the U. S. amy
as ft private. He wa In service two
years and mustered out aa a privat-
One ..-annot help but recall, too. that
Murray Hill has reared no Legs Dtv
monds or Monk Eastmans.
Sum Hsrdv. known to another sfn-
tration of silent screen fans, ha. os-
Brady, M.D.
let ten received only a tea can oe ans
IS NOT NECESSARILY FOOD
element In the body. But we know
that many persons with such calcium
deficiency have no odd craving at
all.
Tony the Wlrish Terror crave and
eats grass from time to time. I know
a fellow who can eat mashed potato
without batting an eye. Sheep some
time take to eating wool. There are
persons who appear sane to the caaual
observer yet who actually like the
taste of whisky neat or even a glass
of sour or acrid wine. Children in 1
neurotic household, where make be
lieve and pretend rule conduct, some
times bite off bits of hair, and even
tually the hair accumulates In a large
ball or mass which causes Intestinal
obstruction. Here and there far out
In the bush, scouts assure me, one
may still find a man who chews
tobacco.
Infants or children with pica gen
erally give It up when they get old
enough to help themselves to a vari
ety of food they like.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Painful Shoulder.
Aching pain under' or about right
shoulder, arm tired, shoulder tired
and painful. Would you advise see
ins a doctor? Mlsa B. J. D.
Answer Seeing a doctor la some
times good for sore eyes, but for sore
shoulder 1 an orthopedic surgeon Is
often more beneficial.
Removal of Tonsils.
Daughter aged six years Just over
an Illness caused by "infected glands'
resulting from sore throoat. Our doc
tor advises removal of her tonsils
soon, and say he has removed
many a any one. But shouldn't we
take her to a specialist for this?
Mrs. F. L. M.
Answer No. The chances are your
family physician can remove the ton
alls as well as any specialist can, per
haps better.
Making Mother Behave.
When a woman la pregnant does
she have to taste everything she
smells? There are two women in our
neighborhood expecting to have ba
bies, and mother thinks she must
take each of them a little of every
thing we happen to be cooking, which
she fears they will smell. She says
1 am heartless because I say lt is
mistake . . . E. E. dep.
Answer If lt Is a superstition lt Is
ridiculous. But If mother 1 Just be
ing kind, to the neighbor, more power
to her, and would there were more of
her heart.
(Copyright, 1933, John T. Dllle Co.)
Ed Note: Reader wishing to,
communicate with Or. Brbdy
should tend letter direct to Dr.
William Brady. M. U.. 2(S El Ca
in I no. Beverly Hills, Cfldf
come a figure In British film circles,
where he Is somewhat affectionately
known ta "America's greatest vul
garian He gives autographed pic
tures to his London friends, showing
him pouring tea with a cracker In
hi mouth. His clothes are of scream
ing checks, his crnm and silver car
ha his name painted across the back
in stud-horse gold lettera and he car
ries booklet matches with hla photo
on one side and name on the other.
Some of life's super-embarrassing
moment are achieved In the dark
ness of movies. The other evening I
occupied a seat on the aisle directly
behind my wife at Music Hall. As
the picture progressed I moved over
two seat to make way for a gentle
man and lady Just arriving. The
gentleman, obviously bored, broke
out In a devil's tvatoo with fingers
on the back of my wife' chair. My
wife did not know the seat change,
and suddenly turning grabbed the
stranger' wrist with "Please, don't
do that!" Discovering hVr mistake,
ahe looked at me In a sinking blink
of helpless supplication. I gave her
a you-are-on-your-own look. And
watched the screen.
At , private party the other even
ing t waa Interesting to watch young
Alfred Vanderbllt, who acted as a sort
or stooge for a perlor prestidigitator,
who called himself The Great Maur
ice. And had uncanny wizardry along
with a humoroua Parisian-Oh etto ac
cent. Such as calling the ace of
spades "the awce of spuds 1" young
Vanderbllt, .a studious young man.
Ins tend of preceding young ladies
through windshields in high-powered
roadstera or spinning polo ponies on
a dime, turns to the evanlshmenta of
magic for relaxation.
I wa always a pushover for tour
ing magicians. The perfect type Kin
Hubbard described as the sort "who
would come up on the stage If the
hypnotist asked him to!" 1
(Copyright, 1033, McN aught Syndl
x cate. Inc.)
w-mm
If tney art uccesfil Wood in will
probably let them work on the bud
get. Th rumor tnat Henry aiorgen-
thau. Jr.. will ucceed wood In are
till kicking around, but so far are
without substantial confirmation.
The Pittsburgh mayoralty victory
for tne democrats will make Joe Guf
fpy a more Important figure In na-
tsonal democratic circles. He is a very
close friend of General Parley.
Mr. Lltvlnoff'a wvret hobby ts ft
Russian game similar to Aiirairm.
on i(I(ra one
word and Jnpsllns It until you Ret
several. The White How suspects
he has been playLiR a dlnlomstlc
variation of ttiat c:nie In his oftlclAl
negotiation, with Mr. Roosevelt,
mmm
(Continued from pae one)
Comment
on the
Day's News
By KB ASK JENKINS.
(TERROR Rule. In Havana.'
1 "Rebel Portree Olvea Up After
Bloody Warfare." "Terrible Death Toll
Counted."
Thus read the headline, over the
new. from Cuba.
COUNDS like the reporta from our
aj own elections In New York, where
Tammany was seeking to retain Its
hold on a great city, and from feud
torn Kentucky, doesn't It?
FROM Washington, following the
news from Havana, come, this
dispatch:
"High government authorities an.
wered report, of new violence In Cuba
with a reiteration late today that
Intervention wa. not under considera
tion." Common sense rules In Washington
these days. Ail we would get out of
Intervention in Cuba would be MORE
ILL WttL.
I TO. about time for us to quit being
big brother to the world and de
vote ourselves to minding our OWN
BUSINESS.
npms dispatch come, from New
a York:
"A pair of men', pants that hold
their crease for elx month, or longer,
and a complete ult of clothes which
can be stretched out a foot from the
body and then snapped back, were
demonstrated today by their Inventor,
Percy Adamson."
AWAY with Percy, so far aa thla
writer Is concerned. He', a men
ace to business recovery.
If the crease In a pair of pants can
be made to last six months, what
is to become of the thousands of peo
ple who now gain their livelihood
by PUTTING THE CREASE In men's
pants?
All that would be left for them
would be the breadline, and we have
enough In the breadline already.
THE TECHNOCRATS, a while back,
were telling ua about razor bladea
that would last four or five years
or perhaps lt was ten without re-
sharpening.
If we had razor blades that would
last that long, what would become of
the men who make wages by making
NEW razor blades?
Why. they would starve, of course.
Either that or go on relief, and lose
their self-respect.
AS FOR suits of clothe, that can
be stretched out a foot from the
body and then .napped back, who
wants them?
A suit of clothe, that will look like
a suit of clothes ought to for about
a year, and then can be replaced by
a new and more modern-looking ault,
la Infinitely better.
For MAKING such suite of clothes,
you see, gives employment to thou
sands of people, who spend their
vages with the rest of us and thus
create prosperity.
EVErci now ana vuen bwii"vj
rises In his place and says: "II
we only DIDN'T HAVE TO EAT, we
could get ahead in the world."
Maybe. But how about the fellow
who producea the things we eat?
What would become of him?
HZ WOULD go on the breadline, 01
course. There would be nowhere
else left for him.
((IT'S ALL very well to talk about
1 pante that will hold their crease
for six month., and razor bladea that
will hold their edge for yeara, and
people who don't hare to eat.
But mere talking about such things
is enough. We don't want me
REALITY.
H
WHAT we really want, and NEED,
are products that will last long
enough to give fair value for the
money spent, and then can be dis
carded and replaced with other pro
ducts, whose manufacture will give
employment at good waes to those
who need employment.
Communications
Mr. Barnea Answer Critic.
To the Editor:
Under our proposal ft non-resident
owner of real estate would not be
directly relieved of any taxea by our
measure. Onlv resident home owners
occupying the property would have J
an exemption or tax credit. Increased
prosperity and a more general collec
tion of taxea because of the relief
(Poll detail, of Vlck. Colds-Control Plan in uch Vick. package)
tills measure would bring to horn,
owners would eventuelly make some
reduction In general property tax pos
sible.
Answering w. B. DavU and R- Heg
ner: Zn considering the proposed meas
ure a sale, tax In lieu of the present
tax (ssle. tax) on 'shelter the public
should be given a real photograph
of the "brain child" and not a fake
picture of a atraw man branded
"Barnea' brain child." R, Hegner
writes "State expenses should not In
the least come directly out of the
pockets of Infants, children, laborera,
etc., a. Mr. Barnea would have lt.
Do Infanta, children and laborera have
to have shelter? So they have to buy
thla shelter? Do they pay an unfair
sum for state, county and school ex
penses when they now buy shelter?
When a working man buys shelter
1. lt, or Is It not. Just as much a
commodity and necessity a. food or
clothes? If we, who would relieve
the burden of the working man from
taxation, can take $45 taxes off this
necessity shelter by placing an (18
tax on hla other necessities, Is this
working man benefited or not? He
will pay lesa taxea, not more.
In considering this act we must
consider the purpose beck of It and
that purpose Is especially to relieve
the family man who must pay out
all his Income for living expenses
from some of his present burden or
taxation. Money spent excess ex
penditures that la expenditures
above, we will say. $900 living ex
penses, does Indicate ability to pay
taxes and should be taxed. In levying
a aales tax we cannot segregate and
exempt these expendlturea for com
modities so we tax all expenditures,
but provide for an offset In the way
of a shelter tax credit, or return to
correct thla error.
Regarding the exemption of all real
estate from taxation we cannot sub
scribe to such a proposal, shelter
value In property should be exempted
from taxation, but excess value In
property should be taxed, not un
fairly, not to the point of confisca
tion, but all excess holdings In prop
erty should be subject to a fair direct
tax. Otherwise one man could buy
up a whole county and turn It into
a private game reserve If he eo de
sired and hold It aa his own private
property indefinitely without taxa
tion. If a gasoline tax was raised for the
purpose of exempting office buildings
In Portland from taxation we would
rightly protest the tax. So when we
consider this salea tax proposal we
must consider the purpose back ot
lt, which la to exempt shelter from
tnxation.
J. O. BARNES.
Medford, Nov. 14.
Opposed to Barnes Plan.
To the Editor:
It la impossible for me to agree with
the general outline offered by Mr.
Barnes In hi article of November 8
in regard to the renter under his
proposed sales tax.
Mr. Barnes state that "those who
are able to buy homes, and do not,
have ability to pay taxes on money
spent and should be so taxed." They
are taxed! More so than the one who
owns his home. The home owner
merely pays the taxes, assessment
and upkeep on his property, but the
renter must pay enough to cover all
these cost, and a little more for
profit to the owner. In good times
he would pay considerably more to
the owner for profit. Otherwise, me
living expenses of one who rents and
one who owns property are the same.
Why, then, should the renter be addi
tionally taxed through a sales tax and
the home owner be relieved?
According to Mf. Barnes, the unem
ployed renter would be aided by
this act. He would be one of the three
chief tax payers under the aales tax.
He would be paying a tax to help re
lieve unemployment of which he Is
ft part. The unemployed renter Is In
a predicament. His rent 1 past due,
hla family Is not properly fed then,
there looms a tax which will further
rob him of hla food. Why have thla
tax fall on the renter who already
pays his tax when he pay rent?
Here we have 47 per cent or tne
families of the state paying the taxes
for the other 53 per cent. Is this
Just and equitable taxation?
Mr. Barnea would have Us believe
that this tax would help the home
owner and also the renter. In other
word lt would help everyone. Are
we In our second childhood, hearing
fairy tales again?
He would provide the unemployed
renter with a Job. The renter with
ft Job would buy ft home. Every one
would be & home owner. Then where
would the revenue come from to sup
port the school and other govern
mental functions. The property tax
would cease to be a substantial source
of Income under thla plan. But I
believe that when such a condition
were brought about that the exemp
tion would be taken off and we would
then have the same old plan of a
sales tax which the voters so over
whelmingly voted down.
Do you suppose that If this tax
were put into effect and worked ac
cording to Mr. Barnea' belief that It
would boom the real estate business?
It 1 perfectly worked out In theory.
but lt would never work out In reality.
We must get at the basic causes of
unemployment and overcome these
conditions before anything of ft con
structive nature can be brought
about.
HAROLD BARTON.
Medford, November 13.
Call for School Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that school
warrants of Crater Lake District No
53 will be redeemed, warrants from
8fl to 106 Inclusive. Interest expires
after November 10, 1933.
MRS. BESSIE POOL.
School Clerk Butte Falls. Ore
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Uistury from Che rUe ol ib
kill Tribune ol u and IU kea.r
Ago,)
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
November 14, 1923.
(It wa Wednesday)
A downpour of rain fall upon the
city and valley.
William A. Gate 1 named chair
man of the grand Jury.
Five more transient families appeal
to the county court for gas and funds.
Sheriff Terrlll says he hears that "ho
boes have the news that Jackson
county Is the softest spot on the
coast for mooching." A member of
the Red Cross present calls the sheriff
"a non-humanitarian,"
Dinner to be given to the football
team at the Hotel Medford as a re
ward for victory over Ashland, Ar
mistice day. Coach Callison frowns
on Idea of claiming the state cham
pionship and seeking a title game,
with "lot' wait until we've got aome
thlng. Any Portland team would eat
ua alive now,"
Pavement are made lippery by ft
wet fog.
"Do Your Christmas Shopping
Early" sign appear.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
November 14, 1913.
(It was Friday.)
Man who slew hi lawyer carried
to gallows In state prison at Salem,
and faint a noose la placed over
bead.
Leonard Carpenter was In from hi
ranch for few hours. He is ft hustl
ing orchardlst of the valley.
Students of the high school, In ft
long petition being circulated have
asked the school board to remove the
ban on a atudent body to govern the
athletics of the school. Unless their
demands are granted the funeral ser
vices and burial or the Medford high
school "spirit" will be held Monday,
a parade on Main street with "pall
bearers" carrying a coffin containing
the "spirit" being In the lead and
all wearing mourning. Towards this
end "death notices' have been print
ed, and will be distributed as part or
the protest campaign.
Back In America
Mme. Ganna Walska, shown on
ler arrival In New York from
Par), denied coming to the United
States to be a witness for her for
mer husband, Harold F. McCor
mlek, In the $1,500,000 breach of
promise action brought against hint
by Mrs. Rhoda Tannei Doubled ay,
New York divorcee.
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