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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1934.
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Yesterday was a ;ulet day at the
State House In Salem. Neither the
governor nor the state treasurer, bow
ed by the dignity of high office, ac
cused the other of being human. In
the midst of their piffling pettiness,
Oregonlana relax to read about the
windy ornerlness of Oov. Rolph of
California.
3S oil magnates and financiers of
Oklahoma have been charged with
"criminal manipulation of bank
funds" involving $23,000,000, and the
savings of thousands of people. The
Marlon county record of landing a
transient bandit In the penitentiary
30 hours after commission of his
erlme, la In no danger of being ex
celled. Tom Johnlln le out again after a
aetge of typhoid, and looka better
than he dld before he had tne
typhoid.
The Valley A.A.A. (Amateur Anar
ohlet Association) held a meeting one
night last week. They endorsed the
Constitution, read the Bible, praised
the seaworthiness of the "May
flower", and passed a motion disap
proving of getting caught.
Rudy Vallee, the crooner, mixed In
a sensational divorce suit hie wife
tarted. la writing a book about hta
troubles, entitled: "The Heartaches
and Headaches of a Celebrity." This
Is what the public gets for sympt.
thlelng with him, but he might have
written a song.
Down In Louisiana, when the poli
ticians need a smoke screen, they Just
set fire to a few ballot boxes. (8F.
Chronicle.) How history loves to re
peat lteelfl
ROUNDS FINE BUT!
If profit and profit alone, be
the end sought by human effort,
then society must reconcile Itself
to steady disintegration ... It Is
only when men rise above domi
nation by the profit motive and
learn to subordinate profit to
service that the social, economic
and political orders begin to come
In sight of a firm foundation and
a continuing existence, with
peace and hspplneaa assured to
the great mass of mankind at
least. (From Annual Report of
President of Columbia Univer
sity.) ...
Parmer Bill Carl, of th. Applegat.
ran Into town Sat. and may try and
run on up to th. legislature
A Jackson county Democratlo war
horae, who kept th. party ally. her.
for yearn, when all and aundry wr
wild about Coolldg., la now anklni
th. Democratic party to keep him
allv.. H. may b. forced to Implor.
th. Republle.ru to do something I
about It. :
...
Panrake are th. order of th. day. j
ait kiv lut iiat pa in. Ail-Forward
Portland" mov.rn.nt of 10 year.
0.
A eiraw of IBS robin. In oharg. of
J. Cochran Robin, have taken up
quarter, on the Pub. Lib. lawn, and
all ar. busily engaged In removing
flahworm.. "ThU 1. a hunger flight."
aald Mr. Robin. "If th. farmer, would
plow so w. could work In th. fur
rowi for our worma, w. would not b.
her. Th.rs are too many cata and
boy., but a robin munt eat. I got
by moat ot th. winter .atlng with
the chlckem. but th. crow, .tarted
hanging around th. hen houam and
chased m. out. They ar. going to
offer prlM for .wry dead crow. Th.
huntera will hit everything but th.
crowa, eo w. thought It waa bett.r
to fly to town and take a eh. nee
with th. cau and th. armed klde."
-Mr. Robin aald he landed a monitor
flahworm th. tint day. "It took
fin minute, to tear him looae, and
h. put up a terrlflo battle. He had
my tall dragging on th. graaa. and
my neck I atlll eon from pulling."
Robin denied th. report bla followers
would do no alnglng thl. eprlng, on j
Account of th. panic. "I don't know
what we're got to alng about, but
we'll alng." h. .aid. "Th. Ilttl. bird
that told you that mint har. been
on. of thoa.'low down Xnallah anar
Medford Is Fortunate
WE seldom appreciate our blesings. So accustomed are we
in Medford, for example, to an honest, conscientious and
capable city government, that one never hears any public ex
pression of appreciation of the fact or ALMOST never.
Yesterday, for example, M. L. Alford, veteran city recorder,
announced that the city administration, during the past year,
saved over $11,000 from its 1933 budget. It'i an almost unheard
of thing these days, to hear of any public body, spending less
money than the budget provides. The tendency is all the other
way.
But during the past year the city administration actually
spent $7422 less than it was allowed to spend, and increased its
revenues y nearly $4000 in other directions.
A great achievement! The fact that this saving is not
actually represented in a cash balance is no fault of the city
fathers. They are not to blame for a tax delinquency that ren
ders both profit and loss, merely a matter of bookkeeping.
WE congratulate Mayor Wilson and the city councilmen.
They are admirably sustaining a precedent established
many years ago in this eity which we believe is unique in the
history of municipal government in this state.
Nearly 50 years ago Lord Bryce declared that municipal
government in the United States, was the moBt dishonest, ineffi
cient and corrupt in the civilized world. There has been vast
improvement since then. But in many cities, particularly the
larger ones, local government is still a disgrace subject to
underworld control and political corruption and jobbery, of
every description.
In Medford the quality of local government hag varied of
course; some administrations have been better than others.
But in ALL that time, there has never been a public scandal ;
not one case of corruption or graft; not even an irregularity,
that was not subsequently corrected, or through which the tax
payers ever lost a dime.
AND during practically all this time, our mayors and council
men have served "WITHOUT PAY!
They have given their time and their energy, their best
abilities, night after night, and day after day, as a "labor of
love" or to express it more accurately perhaps, as the dis
charge of a public duty, they believed they owed to their
community, without asking even an expense account, much
less day wages, in return.
It is, we honestly believe, one of the best examples of civic
loyalty and devotion, to be seen throughout the state in fact,
throughout the entire country.
And we are proud of the record, and proud of the men who
have made it possible!
And Not So Fortunate!
XTTE don't like to grumble, but
WHY is it, that whenever Oregon is nationally recognized
this part of the state, invariably gets the worst of itt
There is a long list to sustain this contention, commented
upon in this column through a period of years.
Once upon a time Crater Lake was moved to California;
another time Medford was left off the map entirely; Bnd a third
time, the Rogue River valley was "terra incognito" between
Ashland and the Umpqua divide.
It was ever thus.
Now we have advance proofs of an article in the February
issue of that excellent magazine the National Geographic, intro
duced as follows:
"Oregon deacrlbed by a native son: th. aoenlc beauties, busy
Industrie!, and th. rich historical background of Oregon th.
"Beaver .tat." a rapidly moving description by Amos feurg,
noted explorer and photograph.r, who wa bom along th. banka
ot th. Columbia, .to., etc."
It is a very beautiful article, with over 60 photographs, 24 in
color, and a two page map.
But unless this advance copy is incomplete7 there is NO
SUCH PLACE as Medford, and the Rogue River valley.
DOUTLAND is there of course, as it should be, "where a cool
breeze wafts the scent of flowers through the streets." So
is the valley of the Willamette, "the Nile of Ore-gon"; COiam
poeg, Salem, Astoria; Eastern Oregon, with its rich soil, "the
debris of old lava plains"; and PENDLETON Pendleton is an
"ADVENTURE" with its round-up enacting a drama in which
the old sports and "the passing life of the frontier West relive
in pauseless thrill."
Very pretty 1
The Blue mountains are there too and Sumptcr, while in
conclusion, Mr. Burg takes his readers to Crater Lake, via Bend
and Fort Klamath but wouldn't you know itf he never
reaches Medford, or Ashland or Grants Pass, doesn't see a
trout in Rogue river, or a rhododendrun along the Redwood
highway, the Oregon Caves, or a pear orchard in bloom;
No, the survey ends there "the 24th of a series of American
state and city stories" and so that is OREGON, for the rest
of the world to see.
IS this protest merely a super sensitive complex, or local pride
gone to seed f Mebbe so. Self diagnosis is a difficult process.
But we think it is merely the fact for which he is not to
blame that the author Mr. Burg was born on the BANKS OF
THE COLUMBIA.
There is something about those born on the "banks of the
Columbia" and who live there, which makes them terribly short
sighted whenever the extreme southern extremity of this state
is concerned. They can see Crater Lake and now and then Mt.
Pitt if the weather is clear but anything else is invariably
INVISIBLE!
Nothing new about this. Over 30 years ago, a movement
was started to gain recognition for this geographical orphan by
joining the state of California.
If the Rogue River valley really WISHES to register, it
still appears to be the only wav!
He's lawyer Now
SEATTLE, Jan. 93. (AP)-Paul
Jeasup, athlete and forfher Jailer here,
now tries to keep men out of latl.
The holder of the world's discus
throwing record has hung up his
shingle as a lawyer.
Oregon Weather
Unsettled and colder with local
snows over mountains tonight; Wed
nesday cloudy and continued cold;
fresh and strong west and northwest
wlnda offshore.
Draw Names for Jury The county
court, tn lulls from a heavy run of
county bualneaa, and straightening
out of tang laps arising from the Banks
rhl turmoil. 1 drawing the Jury l:t
for 1034, consisting of between 273
and 300 names. Th lsw requires that
II be completed bj febjuarjr la.
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to die
eai. diagnosis or treatment, will be snawerrd by Dr. Brady if a stamped
.elf-addressed envelop. Is enclosed. Letter, should be Drlef and written In
Ink. Owing to th. large number ol letter, received only a few can be an
swered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions.
Address Or. William Brady, 20S El Canilno. Beverly llllli. Cal. .
SOFT SPOTS AND OTHER SHORTCOMINGS Or BABIES.
Scarcely a week passes without a
letter from some amateur mother
who has discovered a soft spot In the
baby's head, and
Is all worked up
over It. Or if the
baby's head doea
not seem too soft
In spots It is not
quite symmetri
es!, she finds.
In case any
one should con
template having
a baby It may be
well to have It
clearly under
stood by all con
cerned that they are seldom entirely
flawless nowadays. When we were
babies It was different. But some
how they don't seem to make 'em
so good any more. We can't blame
It on quantity production either. With
razors, now, the more they make the
worse they are; razors or razor blades
are made to sell, not to serve. But
with babies, the scarcer they grow
the more flaws folks seem to find
In them.
For instance, virtually all babies
come with a couple of soft spots in
the head. The front one, right on
top of the head, la an inch or more
In diameter, and even If the baby
gets good fresh; milk, cod liver oil,
fresh fruit Juice, banana, puree of
peas, beans or spinach, raw apple
sauce and everything, the soft spot
does not harden with bone until the
sixteenth or seventeenth month ol
age.
The other soft spot Is at the back
of the bead, but UiK one la less alarm
ing, being smaller and In a less no
ticeable place. Besides It generally
fills with bone by the end of the
second month.
The usual cause of delayed closure
of the soft spot (called fontanel) Is
rickets. The best preventive against
rickets Is nursing your own baby. If
Incapable of doing that, then at least
see to It that the baby gets pure
fresh raw milk a grade that your
own physician or your local health
officer approves. If ycu can afford It,
certified, milk Is the best for any
baby. If you are so situated that
you can keep a goat, there la nothing
better than goat's milk for a baby
or for any one else, provided the
goat gets a reasonable amount of
fresh fodder. If you are compelled to
feed the baby pasteurized milk, at
least you can see that the baby has
a dally ration of fresh fruit Juice to
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY O.aMcIntyre
NEW YORK. Jan. 33. Broadway's
two most notoriously 'unsolvable
crimes" appear definitely pigeon
holed. Now and then the faint hue
and cry, but be
cause two sinister
figures were re
moved from the
world of treach
erous Intrigue the
public seems lit
tle Interested In
tracking down
the murderers.
There are wise
men who declare
the killers of Ar
nold Rothsteln.
t,3 'ne gambler, and
S ' "3 net Klnff th
tj&U&jm blackmailing
lady, are protected to sate higher-ups
from disgrace. But such rumors are
nebulous, careless whispers of the
cafes, night clubs and underworld.
Innumerable times It will be heard:
'Everybody knows who killed themt"
Followed by eyebrow lifts and intima
tions of ex-offlcials living in splen
dor here and abroad. Yet none
names the guilty right out. Dot Kin
was found garroted In the "love nest"
10 years ago.
Rothsteln rushed from a hotel, fa
tally pistoled. In 1928. He refused to
name his slayer. The facta are, of
course, that both murders Involved
many In high places. It's all fright
fully fishy, but that police drew her
rings across the trails has never been
successfully proved.
Sigmund Spaeth likely knows more
musicians and their quirks than any
person of the day. His father was a
Lutheran minister with 11 children,
for all of whom he provided unusual
education. Slg's waa musical and he
has transmuted Its classic Into sim
plicities for devotees of barber shop
harmonies. As a tune detective he
has with rare good humor exposed
many Tin Pan alley heroes aa fllchera
from the masters.
Mrs. Oene Tunney, after a prolong
ed convalescence, is now seen In the
gorgeous chinchilla which she affects
at such social doings M the horse
show, opera and first nights. Her
presence la remindful, too. that many
women are returning to the social
activities and fineries they have been
dodging for three years. Style writers
declare New York haa not been so
fashionably groomed In years.
Jim Tully Is reputed the moat pre
cise differentiator between the pho
neys and the real thlnga In Holly
I hobo camns. where every newcomer
Is the target for acute suspicion.
Chicane, he discovers, shine through
the gttvv of fine clothe as well as
underworld muck. And Tully accom
pltnhes his sum-up with a single ap
praising glance.
The famous old Astor, long the huh
cf Broadway life, has acquired a fresh
perk with repeal. For a few langutan
ing years the going wa rough. Now
It dining rooms, including the Hunt
ing room, where movie kinprlts used
to gather, re packed. The AMitra
"alar boarder ' la Charle B. DUliuc-i
IS
Brady, M..
furnish the Vitamin C, which pre
vents scurvy, and which Is destroyed
by the heating of milk as In pas
teurization. Every Infant raised on the bottle
should have a small dose of cod liver
oil or halibut liver oil dally from
the end of the first month to the
end of the first year. Only a few
drops at first, but up to a teaspoon
ful a day after the first few weeks.
The cod liver oil or other fish oil
Is not necessary after the baby Is a
year old, unless there Is something
the matter and the doctor specifically
prescribes It. By that time the baby
is taking sufficient other food, par
ticularly eggs and butter, to provide
all the Vitamin D that Is needed.
Vitamin D prevents rickets and pro
motes good growth and Is present In
cod liver oil, also In egg yolk and
butter and rich milk or cream.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Tills fit-longs In the Ilaw-Ilnw
Corner.
I have my hair clipped quite short
over the ears and back of the head.
Some one tells my wife that this
causes baldness because the hair so
closely clipped draws more than ita
share of nourishment from the blood
. . . R. 8. M.
Answer Cutting, clipping or shav
ing the hair makes no difference In
the amount of nourishment It re
ceives or In the rate or vigor of
growth. Send stamped, addressed en
velope for instructions on care of
the hair and treatment of dandruff.
Apple Sauce.
In one of your articles you said
powdered apple is fine for babies
with Intestinal trouble. Where can
we purchase powdered apple? Mrs.
w. a.
Answer Don't. Just grate some
fresh apple, raw. Into apple sauce
and give that to the baby or to the
adult with any acute or chronic diar
rhea, nutritional disturbance, gastro
enteritis, or dysentery. Adults may
take from one to three pounds of
grated ripe raw peeled apple dally.
An Infant may have a spoonful or so.
Corn or Callus.
Answering several requests: The
remedy for corn or callus la a daily
painting with a solution of 30 grains
of salicylic acid in one-half ounce of
flexible' collodion.
(Copyright, 1934, John P. Dtlle Co.)
Ed. Note: Readers wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letters direct to Dr.
William Brady, M. D.. 2(55 El Ca
mlno, Beverly Hills. Cal.
ham, who haa maintained quarters
there since ita opening.
The most spacious, unusual and
magnificent drawing room in New York
la that of George Blumenthal, octo
genarian financier, at 70th and Park
avenue. Two and a half stories high
and 100 by 60 feet, It is lighted en
tirely by candles, ranging from eight
feet in height to the size of one's little
finger. There Is a oandle-lighter with
snuffer whose sole duty la to keep
the tapers tn perfect trim. The vault
ed room la hung with Tltlans, Rem
brandt and priceless tapestries and
a personal organist plays softly upon
a double echo organ while guesta
partake of coffee.
With Oene Buck i waited this
morning for a mutual friend who wa
a pawenger arriving at tlv Newark
airport. Far out In the sky hp pea red
a dot and In a few momenta a plane
roaring overhead, making wide cir
cles, then turning and skimming
across the field. Through the win
dow atrip a row of excited faces. A
girl with a red toque, a man In a
camel's hair coat, and mechanic rurh
out. The pilot heavea up a lid,
raises his goggle, steps out In a belt
ed leather coat and idly light a cig
arette. More fun than watching a
train thunder in.
Fannie Brtce, after several SAbbat
ical years, ran away with the Winter
Oarden'a version of the Zlegfeld Pol
ite. The especial tickle for the
Broadway rlalbtlltlea were her trav
esty of Sally Rand'a fan dance, rowd
ily dirty but funny; At Llndy's after
the premiere someone commented on
her increasing weight, suggesting she
must weigh 160 pounds. "Not that
much soaking wet, a rock tn each
hand md a goitre." she chirped.
(Copyright, 1934. MoNaught Syndl
dlcate, Inc.)
4
In keeping with the times Drugs
and Toiletries at Cut Prices at JAR
MINS DRUG STORE.
Suit cleaned and pressed, 83c.
Dreases 73 up. Tel. 833-J. Economy
Cleaner. 1728 No. Riverside.
Dane &t Rogue Elk Saturday night,
February 3.
HERE'S WHY
,1
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K 1 1 Ha V ' V i
Hollywood Is punl.d. Why hav. th. four marriage, of Jenn Giib.rt,on. of th. screen's most noted lover., ended In failure? Ti of hi.
v-wlve. and th. on. h. now ha. ttparat.d from off.r .om. of th. r.asona. "H. wa. too temperamental." say. Leatric. Jov rl.m H. w.I
Irritable and moody." ay. Ina Clair, (s.cond from l.fl). "H. I. a victim of hu own driving ambition." says Viromia Bruc. rihirlt ir i.V
feiU4tea.t nil, tDi to Uit eomm.nU Gilbert rsBhea. "Thar, lin t anythlna for m. to My.' (Associated Pr.t. Photo.!
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
THE dispatches tell us: ,
"Admiral Richard E. Byrd ana
his exploring expedition reached their
base In the Antarctle today.' From
this base, they will proceed with a
new series of south polar Investiga
tions. A cynic remarked to this writer the
other day, referring to Admiral Byrd:
"If I could get somebody else to pay
the bills, leaving me to enjoy the
adventure and the publicity, I'd ex
plore the Antarctlo too."
TOO narrow minded as most
cynics are.
Plenty of people felt the same way
about It In Columbus' day, but If
Isabella hadn't put up the money to
provide Columbus with an adventu
rous cruise, the Indiana might atlll
be roaming over this country,
YOU never can tell about these
cynics, anyway.
This one, as like as not, belongs to
some organization or other whose
real, low-down purpose la to provide
salary and traveling expenses for a
few smart national officials.
The more cynical a man pretends
to be, the more likely he is to fall for
some such project.
A LOT of people, incidentally, pre
tend to be cynical and hard
boiled when in reality they arent
at all. They merely adopt the pose
as a sort of protective covering. v
Many shrewd salesmen PREFER
customers who pretend to be cyni
cal and hard-boiled, finding such
persons actually much easier to al
with.
DEMOCRATIC leadera In the house
of representatives, we read, plan
to rush the new Roosevelt monetary
measure through without delay, send
ing it on to the senate by next week.
These plans, we may take It for
granted, will be carried out without
a hitch. The new money measure
will be passed by both houses, signed
by the president and put Into effect
with very little delay Indeed.
And when It goes into effect, we
won't be able to notice any radical
differences. A Will Roger says, the
president promises us 60-cent dollars,
which are about what we have now.
THE point la that President Roose
velt peps us alt up by telling us
about It in a new and thrilling way.
The thing we really NEED, you
know, in order to bring business back
to normal, t to get all pepped up
with enthusiasm, so that we will put
our shoulders to the wheel and make
things go.
That's a lot more Important than
cheap dollars, and the president Is
shrewd enough to know It.
V
ANOTHER dispatch says:
"Preparing for possible stoppage
of the civil works program on Febru
ary 10 because of funds running out.
the federal works administration to
day halted purchase of materials and
supplies for use on projects through
out the country."
If you're dumb, youll believe that.
But if you're SMART, youll put it
down for Just a lot of words to fin
space.
npHE civil works program CANT be
stopped.
It is really working, putting money
Into circulation, and making business
better which Is more than can be
said for all the various other devices
tried out during the past couple of
years.
The others have merely piled more
money up In the vaults, where It has
done nobody any particular good.
CWA has put money to work.
IF CONGRESS even suggests shut
ting It off now, Its members will
be burled under a flood of protests
from their constituent who are be
ginning to get their fingers on CWA
money and are feeling real business
stimulation aa a result.
In keeping with the times Drugs
and Tolletrie at Cut Prices at JAR
MINS DRUO STORE.
WIVES SAY THEY SEPARATED FROM JOHN GILBERT
Center Of French
Pawnshop Swindle
i
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I ,WrJrMaP; i J
6.rg. "Handsom. Alex" Stavlaky
alleged $40,000,000 swindler, mor
tally wounded himself when he was
trapped by police In an Alpine villa.
After his death angry moba stormed
the French chamber of deputies In
Paris claiming police had killed
Stavlsky to shield men In high pub
lic office. (Associated Press Photo)
SCHOOLS OF CITY
FACE CLOSING AT
(Contlnuea lrom Page One)
members explained today, and for
that reason must be assured that all
warrants are good before they are is
sued. A school district aa large as
Medford cannot take the chances In
this respect that the small rural
schools can, It was explained.
The limiting of contracts to a two
months period doea not signify, of
course, that they cannot be renewed
if the taxes come In. Under the con
tracts, school will be In session until
about April 1, Mr. Hedrick stated
yesterday. If sufficient tax money
ha then come In to warrant con
tinuance of school, contracts for the
remalnedr of the year will be avaJ
able. Delinquency Hurts.
The Medford district has been suf
fering a tax delinquency of about 45
per cent. In school administration
It l impossible to make the elimina
tions possible In other form of gov
ernment. For Instance, one school
or one project cannot be discontinued
while others are carried on. Other
governments frequently find It pos
sible to adopt this mean of economy,
picking up the abandoned project
later on. Medford could not, how
ever, under the law, close Jackson
school, or any other, and divert the
money thereby saved to the support
of the other schools, neither could
the teaching of arithmetic or any
other required subject be abandoned
as long as school doors are open.
In the cities of Ashland and Eu
gene, where half-year school con
tracts were also signed last fall, school
will continue Into the second semes
ter, it was recently announced, un
der certain conditions.
If the financial condition now ex
iating continues, however, it was
pointed out yesterday, but two courses
remain open to the Medford and
other schools of the state. One la to
close part or all school doors, the sec
ond operation on a tuition basis.
Some States Closed.
A number of states in the union
have found it necessary to close the
public schools. Latest report from
Kansas show that 700 schools in that
one state have closed their doors.
While a very few schools in Oregon
haw actually been closed, quite a
number of term have been short
ened. The problem is not confined to
Medford, but 1 one state-wide in
scope. With tax delinquencies In
creasing, all district are confronted
with danger of forced closing or col
lection of tuition.
VARMINTS INCREASE
IN WENATCHEE FOREST
WENATCHEE. Wash.. Jan. 23 (AP)
Wolves, coyotes and mounti.ln lions
are increasing rapidly tn the Wenat
chee National forest. While deer.
bear and mountnln goats are losing
ground, Harry Elofson, assistant su
pervisor, announced on completion of
his annual census.
SALEM. Jan. 23. ( AP) C. N.
Nredham. 50 pioneer in the baby
chirk business In the Pacific north
west died at hla home here yesterday
following a brief illness. He was a
prominent realtor and former hotel
manager In Salem.
Flight o Time
(Medford and Jackson Count?
History From the Fllea ol Th.
Mall Tribune ol 20 and 10 Vears
Ro.)
TBS YEARS AGO TDOAV
January 23, 1034.
(It waa Wednesday.)
There are 3,964 dog. In th. county,
but only 13 nav. dog license., county
clerk report..
Seventeen officers arrest a man with
a waahboller that "looks Ilk. a atlll."
Ahjrlff TArrlll deflea COUntT court.
and refuses to arrest war veteran tot
rirv law Eolation. "He founht In the
Argonne, while the county court waa
making four-minute taias, opine, wi.
sheriff.
Thrift campaign starts In th. val
ley. Jackson county quota for th.
"starving Armenlsns" fixed at
$876.50.
School board refuses to accept res
lgnatlona of two teachers who quit
at Chrlatmaatlde to get married.
Dr. W. W. P. Holt la named county
health officer.
TWENTY YBA11S AGO TODAY
January 23, IBM.
(It waa Saturday.)
Edlson'a talking pictures, "the sen
sation of all time," ehown at the
Page.
City well la declared a menace to
public health, "and full of dead cats."
Worst windstorm of year rweap.
Pacific Coast states.
The Basco Musical Comedy troupe
opens a 1 days' engagement at th.
Page next week.
Bogus River correspondent say. "a
pup caught loose on Evans creek last
week and cut the cables on the foot
bridge until they hung by a strand.
School children crosaed. but th.
bridge did not fall, as evidently In
tended." Complaint of W. L. Belchsteln,
wood dealer, again th. Southern Pa
cific, la heard. Belchsteln charges
th. railroad "spots" the flat-cars in
the south end of town, when he wanta
them In the north nd.
(Contlnuea from Page One)
posed to have gone back to New York.
His resignation as assistant secretary
took effect legally on January 16.
Actually he haa not given up his Job
at all. He know how to handle gov
ernment financing and Morgenthau
1 secretly keeping him around for
that purpose.
Balllle sat in at the reserve board
governor meeting on that subject al
though he waa legally a private citi
zen. The exchange phenagllng also will
be done In Morgenthau' name but
some expert on the subject (probably
Kent) will handle the Job.
Notes
The first sign of Irritation Mr.
Roosevelt ha shown about little
things since he has been In the White
House was the edict against broad
casting by Roosevelt mimics on the)
radio.
The most accurate house speech on
the gold bill wa made by Congress
man Beedy who said that no more
than twelve house members knew
what the bill was all about.
Someday there 1 going to be a big
publicity splurge about what went on
inside our delegation at the London
economic conference. At least two
delegates have privately written the
whole inside truth as they saw it,
naming names and spading spades.
Believe it or not, the offstage actions
of some of the delegates are said to
have been spicily Interesting. These
privately written manuscripts will not
be published for several years at least
and perhaps not until some people
are dead.
Settlers Hungry
As Storm Rages
HALIFAX N. S., Jan. 23. -(AP)
Several settlements In northern Vic
toria cbunty, Isolated by a driving
snowstorm, were reported today to be
"almost destitute."
Barriers of snow and Ice cut off
supplies by land and sea. Coastal
ships have not been able to enter
Victoria ports for weeks and mer
chants are without stocks.
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