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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1934.
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Pranclico Loa Anselea Seattle Portland.
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Kids with ahoteuns, and drunken
driven are still trequsnt, but so fr,
ninlaa with meat cleavers are not
tolerated.
. .
A year ago today, the leading oc
cupation of the valley, aa now, waa
throwing dirt but not with a ehovel.
...
The city will have nine more vot
ing preolncta, to facilitate the Issu
ance of "mandatea by the people."
when they weigh candidates, or speak
on a vital nonsense, such aa the fish
bill, or Raver colored fire hydrants.
.The new voting preclncta will be a
forward atep, If not offset by the
formation of nine more bridge clubs,
whose meeting days confllot with Im
portant election dates.
WILL THEV WHINNY, ETC.
(Roseburg News Review.) ,
AT LAST a small but husky
tractor with attachments for
all kinds of farm and garden
work, that will actually take
the place of horses. The price
la right. Oome and aea it at
7JC SUPPLY CO., formerly
Leake Si Ournee. .
-
H D. (Johnny) Reed, the O. Hill
magistrate, towned Wed. Magistrate
Reed Is one Democrat, who does not
Inspire normal Republlcana to aa
astalnatlon. The General Motors Corporation
made SB3.000.000 In 1933. This is
quite a victory for sound business
methods, aa the concern does not
collect Its auto payments like this
state doea Its tea Installments.
. .
Tomorrow Is around Ho Day. and
aame will be observed without the
banks and barbershops closing up.
There Is a widespread sentiment that
the O. Hog and others should come
out of their holes, and show their
confidence In the future.
.
The first atrocity of the campaign
was committed yesterdsy. Reliable
information from Portland stated
that "Wall Street Is trying to get tta
hands In the pockets or the people of
Oregon." This does not sound like a
terrible fate. and. at any rate Is no
grounds for the voters going crazy,
and voting against their own Inter
ests. Msny In 1030 were told, "the
barona of power are clutching at
your throata," but they retained their
breathing facultlea.
.
The pastures are dotted with sheep
In sheep's clothing, and a lamb be
longing to B. Bybee tried to follow a
girl named Janice to the West Side
school the other day.
It la hoped that people generally
will bear In mind the horrors ot
1030-J1-3J and not take their politics
serlouily between now and May 1
No office seeker Is worth a civil war.
.
Thero are a few auto brakes left
that aqueal three octaves higher than
a mad soprano.
...
All the moonshine Jugs are now
wells of vinegar, but are still handy
to get the beer home without spilling
John Dllllnger, the Mid-West des
perado, returned to Indiana by plane
for fear pals would rescue him, con
fessed to reporters, "I do not smoke
or drink." His vires, It seems, were
bank robbing and an ocraalonal mur
der of a policeman. The Oklahoma
lady bandit who smokes cigars la
made or aterner clay. In the case of
Mr. Dllllnger, It Is Interesting to note
that he never thouRht of robbing a
bank until he hsd been paroled nine
tlmea,
PORTLAND, Ore.ireb. I. (AD
A continuation until Monday of the
hearing on the petition of the Port
land Oaa & Coke Co. lor a tempo
rary restraining order against Utility
Commissioner Thomas' recent aalary
reduction order was granted here
Wednesday by Federal Judge .amea
Alger Pee.
Dance at hixa Elk Saturday nlg.it.
February 8.
Csrcful Purl Oil Delivery nhtn jou
want It. Caii J1J, tada Transfer,
War With Japan?
THE war talk proceeding from the Japanese Diet yesterday
should not be taken too seriously.
The prediction of a rupture between Japan and the United
States, unless present Japanese naval plans were modified, was
not made by a member of the present government but by Kenki
chi Yoshizwa, former foreign minister, in other words a
member of the opposition.
A statement from such a source should be given no more
weight, in determining the true nature of the Japanese govern
ment's policy, than the statement of a partisan Republican in
congress, criticizing Roosevelt's New Deal.
In fact, an analysis. of Toshizwa's statement, and the circum
stances surrounding it, clearly shows that a break with the
United States, is THE ONE THING THE GOVERNMENT OF
JAPAN DOES NOT WANT I
For the former foreign minister held this eventuality out, as
the one reason why the present
plans should be modified.
"Continue this policy" he said in effect, "and a breach can't
be avoided; change it, and friendship with the United States can
be maintained."
Toshizwa reasoned, and reasoned correctly, that a more ef
fective criticism of the Japanese government's present naval
policy, could not be made.
J"0R this much can be taken as CERTAIN: Japan wants no
trouble with the United States. It will do anything within
reason to prevent it. It fears
but it would go to any lengths
Japan's naval and military
direction entirely, i, e. in the direction of Manchuria, China
and Russia. And the most she asks from this country, is -to be
left alone. It is no exaggeration to state that her entire foreign
policy at the present time is directed toward maintaining the
neutrality,. and if possible securing the active friendship, of the
United States. x ' .
So we trust none of our readers will be misled by the head
lines on the press dispatches from Tokio yesterday, or any simi
lar headlines in the future.
Properly understood, the news dispatches justifying those
headlines, showed the unlikelihood rather than the likelihood of
Japan ever seeking a waf with the United States.
They Must Be Desperate
''PHE opponents of the state sales tax must be getting worried.
They are showing more and more HEATj and giving less
and less LIGHT.
In yesterday's Portland Journal, which is still offering its
columns daily to anti-sales tax propaganda written by Ray Gill,,
the state grange master and potential candidate for governor,
not only reverts to the cry of "Wall Street, "'but proceeds to
flay tho gas tax, good roads and the state highway commission.
Rather a large order 1
: We didn't suppose even Mr. Gill denied the general success
of the gas tax, initiated by this state, and adopted by practically
every state jn the union. Nor did wc suppose he doubted the
honesty and efficiency of the state highway commissions. Nor
the value of the present highway system in this state, which the
gas tax and the gas tax alone made possible.
But quite apparently he does. He CONDEMNS the various
state highway commissions by declaring:
"Looking back we see that our highway system has resulted
In the greatest waste and extravagance ot anything our state
has known'
As for tho gas tax:
"With nearly all the states applying gaapllne taxes, how '
could their congreaamen refuse to paaa a nstlonsl gasoline taxf
... It would then be easy to paaa a national sales tax . . . the
HAND OP WALL STREET! Think twice before you let thte hand
reach Into your pocket each day when you buy every Item of ,
the necessities of life I"
So the gas tax was "Wall Street"; the sales tax will be
"Wall Street"; and the member? of the state highway commis
sions of Oregon have been guilty of the greatest waste and
extravagance of anything this state has known I
We can only explain such intemperance of language, by a
growing fear on the part of Mr. Gill and other confirmed sales
tax opponents, that the sales tax will pass, unless something
desperate is done to stem the present tide in its favor. (Inci
dentally we believe that fear is justified. If the sales tax doesn't
pass this time it will the next. As we see It, eventually the sales
tax principle is as certain to be a permanent feature of our state
tax structure as anything in the future can be.)
LJOWEVER just a word as to this Wall Street bugaboo. Mr.
Gill maintains the gas tax was put over by Big Business
and Wall Street.
Is that truet Let anyone interested investigate the history
of the gas tax in this state. 1
What was the ONE interest most strongly opposing it! What
was the one interest that opposed the various increases!
The Oil Trust of course ALL the large oil companies. They
maintained oil was foroed to support more than its share of the
tax burden, Hiid that consequently their sales would suffer. A
ear load of evidence to support this statement can be produced
and we aro quite certain John D. Rockefeller himself would not
dispute it.
And yet Mr. Gill claims Wall Street put over this tax!
With John D. Rockefeller, E. L. Doheny, J, 1. Morgan, and
the Chase National bank on the other side I
WHAT AN ABSURDITY!
VTET it is no more absurd than to maintain Wall Street put
over the sales tax in the recent legislature, when twelve
members of the state grange were chiefly responsible for it, and
not even one paid lobbyist was working in its favor.
The people of Oregon through their legislature put over tho
gas tax, ami the people of Oregon through their state highway
commission insisted that that money be invested in good roads
As far as we can recall Mr. Gill is the first aspirant for high
public office, who condemns that tax, favors its repeal, main
tains that investment in permanent highways was wanton waste
and extravagar.ee, and if he had had his way, this state with
its thousands of automobiles ami hundreds of thousands of
summer tourists, would still lie floundering axlo deep in the
muck aud mud!
Japanese government's naval
...'..
this country perhaps distrusts it
to avoid an open break with it.
ambitions are directed in another
Personal Health Service
By William
8 ((tried letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene not Co dis
ease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady It a stamped
lelf-addreised envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be orief and written In
ink. Owing to the large number ot letters received only a few can be an
swered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to Instructions.
Address Dr. William Brady, 265 El Cam. 00, Beverly HI Us, Cai.
INCOME EXCEED g EXPENDITURE
An Individual continues to grow
and develop up to the age of 21
anything from 19 to 26 years. This
rri means physical
growth, organic de
velopment, and
doea not refer to
mental or normal
development.
It la therefore
unwise and dan
geroua for anyone
who has not yet
attained his or her
full adult growth
and development
to attempt any re
duction, unless the
entire regimen Is under me -personal
and constant direction of the Indi
vidual's own physician. For this rea
son I have never knowingly given
any minor or child counsel or aid In
reduction.
Wild animals never become obese.
Even w.hen they have access to a
superabundance of food they instinc
tively stop eating once they ''have
gorged themselves. Domestic animals
readily put on excess weight if un
lntelllgently fed and not sufficiently
worked or allowed to play or exer
cise. Obesity In every case Is primarily
due to overeating. Overeating la al
ways a relative term. Clearly the
tailor requires less food than the
blacksmith. The growing boy or girl
requires more food than his or her
father or mother does and should
have it. The process of growth uses
considerable energy and the source of
all energy Is of course food.
In e7ery Instance output must keep
pace with Income If the Insidious
encroachment of obesity Is to be
avoided. The Income is the total
caloric or food or fuel value of all
the food one consumes; the output la
the total amount of energy, reckoned
in calories, one expends In working,
playing and growing, plus the en
ergy expended dally in basal meta
bolism that la the functioning of
the vital organs. Social amenities
are responsible for much of the early
obesity that prevails among the great
middle class. Eating and drinking
are Inescapable features of all social
occasions' and It requires greater
strength of character to decline to
eat than it does to decline to drink.
The use of stimulating flavors or
seasonings In the preparation of food,
and various tempting sauces or dress
ings served with or on the food,
causes many to woof down a good
deal of superflous nutriment which
they would never want, at least In
any quantity, taut for the dope.
In the line of sweets, pastries, pud
dings, parfalts, cake, Jellies. Jams,
candles, syrups. Ices sweetened bev
erages gormandizing Is made pleas
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY O.O.McIntyre
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. In the Jost
ling tumult of Cherry street Is nltch
ed a picturesque slice of Spain. Ev
ery upstairs win
dow seems to fea
ture a squawk
ing parrot and
now and then a
hard-bitten char
acter with a peg
leg, a ring in his
ear and a vocab
ulary suggesting
the Span
Ish main.
Restaurants are
all the same kid
ney. Almost bare
dining rooms
with low ceilings and oil cloth cov
ered tables. The kitchen Is in full
view with fat and perspiring cooks
bending over the heat. And always
the Inevitable overfed cafe cat and
a picture ot Alfonso turned to the
wall.
Each cafe has a ftxed price, which
includes hora d'ouvres, boulllnbalsse,
shrimp bisque and little neck clams
floating In a thick garlic sauce. Also
those hltah-post lengths of crusty
Spanish bread. Wine la gratia and
the patron may drink all he can
hold without frowns by the manage
ment. In the Spanish shops nearby are
earthenware pots and Jugs straight
from Valencia. Wine rooms feature
guitarists, castanet dancers and fre
quently a retired bull fighter sitting
alone to muse over vanquished glory.
Anchovies In the section may be
purchased for a dime a can.
The reopened bar at the eMtropoll
tan opera is likely the most crowded
drinking saloon In the metropolis
during intermission. Here one sees
too, the magnificently dressed group
of thirsty. Otto Knhn In the swirl
of his Inverness cape. The diamond
tlsraed Mrs. Prank Storrs, Society's
best dressed man, William Ooadby
Loew. And so on. The most popu
lar tipple Is the champagne cocktail
and a thimble of cognac.
Few newspaper men are r-Uady
opera goers. The most consistent tn
New York Is Karl K. Kitchen, with
Lucius Beebe, a runner-up. Kitchen
also never misses a symphony. Among
the novelists who love opera are Ru
pert Hughes, Julian Street. Joseph
Hergshelmer and Kathleen N orris.
Incidentally, a recently bereaved
novelist sent this reply to a message
of condolence from a friend: 'Your
sympathy Is tenderly expressed. But
after all. It would not matter much
what you said. When one la wan
dering In the dark looking for a way
back to the sunshine, he is not so
much concerned in the words thst
hall htm it's the friendly voice he
wants to hear."
The Rlalto's dean of press agents
Is riaude P. Oreneker. who has
three-sheeted for the Shuberts for 30
yeara. "A soft-spoken gentleman of
sedate drees, he has none of the
I KKuciY quauwrs ei ine vrrnce tne-
atrlcal presa agent. Away from his
pill
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ant and easy for everybody, and It
happens that most overeating is over.
Indulgence in carbohydrate food any
way bread, potatoes, corn meal,
'lasses.
A healthy, fairly active young adult
requires, say, 3800 calories a day to
keep him or her at normal wight.
In a well balanced ration the neces
sary calories are derived from Z
ounces of protein, yielding 420 calor
ies; 3 ounces of fat yielding 830 cat
or lea: and 14 ounces of starch or
sugar yielding 1550 calories.
Note that the easy to eat carbo
hydrates, the cheap and always avail
able starchea and sugars and bread
stuffs and potatoes constitute the
mainstay of maintenance. These
same carbohydrates are not only easy
to eat, but easy to digest, and a quick
source of energy on all occasions. In
fants and children soon learn to like
"pap" and manufacturers find It
profitable to sell such manufactured
baby foods. The carbohydrate keeps
the baby fat and satisfied for a
while. But It does not properly nour
ish the Infant, even though It makes
him fat.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Girl Wanted
We 11 ye tn the country 30 miles
from , have two sons S and 2
years of age, and would like to adopt
a little girl about 14 months old.
Can you perchance suggest where we
might find such a child? (P. H. S.)
Answer Your doctor or any good
doctor In the town near which you
live would be likely to know. I have
given up the attempt to put people
who wish to adopt children In touch
with people who have them for adop
tion.. It la essential to have the In
tent examined by your physician, to
make sure the child is healthy.
Warts
My druggist charged only 50 cents
to put up the formula you suggested
for warts. My warts were on the
sole of my foot and quite painful.
The mixture you suggested quickly
-relieved the soreness and presently
the warts disappeared.
Ans. Now If I only knew what I
suggested for your warts it might be
a help. Here are some wart reme
dies. 1. Paint wart and skin around
It once a week with tincture of lodln.
2. Rub wart with a drop of castor
oil every day. 3. Paint wart but not
surrounding skin wtt.h the corn rem
edy 30 grains of salicylic acid in
one-half ounce of flexible collodion,'
once a day for a week or two.
(Copyright, 1934, John P. DUle Co.)
Ed. Note: Readers wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brady
should send letters direct to Ur
William Brady, M. D 265 El Ca
mlno, Beverly Hills. Cat.
desk he Is ft devotee of the classics
and a student of period furnishings
Although he has been the spokesman
In several disbarments of critics, they
all like him. He Is one of the few
press agents who, seated well down
in front, attends all his own first
nights.
Thungumbobs: Carol McComas Is ap
pearing In an American stock com
pany In Shanghai. . . . Bert Lytell's
father, grandfather and great grand
father were actors. . , . Marcel Proust's
mother had to brew a hot tea for
.him every night ' or he could not
sleep. . . . Orantland Rice nolds
down five separate jobs successfully.
. . , Betsl Beaton was -hailed as the
outstanding beauty of the current
Follies. . . . Bernard Otmble, close
friend of Oene Tunney, Is an ac
complished boxer. . . . The third on
the right from the entrance Is known
as "the Douglas Fairbanks table," at
Simpson's in London. . . Martlnelll
has asked for only one autograph In
his life Bob Ripley's.
Katherlne Brush Is likely plushed
In the greatest magnificence of any
American novelist. Her wealthy hus
band, Bob Wlnans, recently present
ed her with an octagonal study that
Is a triumph of modernistic decor.
But he Is constantly carrying her off
to the Riviera, Egypt, Palm Springs
and other watering places. Despite
these pleasant interruptions, "Kay"
keens up with her contracts. And
In touch with friends of her strug
gling up days. Something rare In
the New York typhoon.
Mention of Miss Brush was Inspired
by catching sight of her while push
ing through a revolving door in the
Oraybar building this afternoon. I
turned to wave, en route, and had
to go clear around again. After I
get the hang of just which la the
salad fork I'm going to learn how to
bow In a revolving door even if my
neck gets caught and yanked out
. . , to here.
(Copyright. 1634. MrNaught
Syndicate, Inc.)
Communications
Why He Favors fairs Tax.
To the Editor:
I am Interested In this sales tax.
which Is proposed for our state: and
I thought X might say something that
would help some other voter to see
what it means to all taxpayers. Mr.
Editor, X am sure that no tax system
will be perfect: nor be entirely free
from the manipulations of a certain
class of tax dodgers: nor am I con
vinced that this proposed tax Is going
to distribute the tax burden Just
right: hut tt Is surely FAIR, and It
will give us a start.
We have a growing number of peo
ple who pay so little in the way ot
government support, and yet who
have children to be educated: and
who look to every department of our
government for protection, and for
their share of all the benefits of gov
ernment:iwho, when they are wronged
tn any way. have recourse In the
law at the expense of the taxpayer:
and who. every officer ot the law It
under obligation to protect (the ad
ministration of law. both for the up
building, and the protection of our
people, become mora complicated
More PWA
For Oregon
Mary Kelly
By Mary Orelner Kelly.
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (Special.)
Oregon Is considered teacher's pet
by many other states aspiring to the
big red apples handed out by the
P. W. A, Having received her "quo
ta" long ago, the "Little Orphan An
nie" state has had more public
work's blessings heaped upon her
than the easterners will agree she la
entitled to.
Ask If she might not even receive
still more, Secretary Harold L. Ickes,
in a private interview today smiled
and said:
"That is not entirety Impossible."
He went on to explain that the ad
ministration was not concerned so
much with geography as with the
soundness and feasibility . of the
plans submitted, and the possibili
ties of putting men to work.
- "The entire program now Is halt
ed for lack of funds. Further prog
ress will depend largely upon the
appropriations alloted by congress,"
he said. "New projects, however,
msny of them highly meritorious,
are coming In every day." .,
The Interview came after one of
the secretary's regular semi-press
conferences, held each Tuesday and
Thursday In his office. These are
attended by between 30 and 40 ac
credited members of the press, w.ho
certainly ask questions like veterans
ponderous queries about the in
tricacies of ail administration Ir
regularities cropping up in housing
corporation projects (whatever they
are), etc. ,
Secretary Ickes claims be learns
more from the reporters than he
Imparts to them. That, of course,
is polite flattery and even newspaper
men can sometimes take it. If
there is anything about his Job that
Mr. Ickes hasn't at his finger tips
before the press conference opens,
it isn't very important anyway.
The man has a sense of humor,
evidenced in a dozen whimsical lit
tle ways during - these half hour
meetings. He delights In leaving
the impression that his publicity di
rector, Michael Strauss, dictates his
utterances.
"What did you decide I should say
about that, Mike?" he will ask, turn
ing In exaggerated concern to the
ex-newspaper man. Or he'll eay to
the reporters: "I'll have to wait un
til Mike has passed on this question.
When the questions come too fast
for coiVierance Secretary Ickes will
take several quick puffs of his cig
arette and hide himself behind a
thick veil of smoke for a few sec
onds. Suddenly, .he'll sweep the
grey mist to one side and emerge to
answer the query which suits him
best.
His prize trick Is this: After a
every year, regardless of who pays
the expense) that I am convinced
that there Is no real harm done 'to
them no', not in any way, when we
make it necessary for them to "do
their part" in helping to bear the
burdens of government, under which
they are benefited and protected.
I feel that the tax should be made
as light as Is reasonable on the plain
necessities of life: and Increased pro
portionately on the unnecessary lux
uries. This will, first or an, neip
to distribute the tax burden; and it
will help put the heavier burden
where It can more easily be borne.
Here, for instance, we have a family
of seven, with five children who are
just through school. They live in a
rented house; and because they are
not wealthy, have spent only a few
hundred dollars per year for the plain
necessities. Will they not feel more
self-respecting and Independent If
they know thst they are sharing
In the burdens of government? Now.
under our present system they have
not done so.
Right across the street from them
live another family of seven. Five
children from this family have also
passed through our schools. But this
family la quite wealthy. They live
in a rented house; and all their
wealth Is invested In non-taxable
bonds and securities so that they
have paid no tax. though taking part
In all the privileges of American citi
zenship. This same man waa in
volved In a lawsuit which cost the
taxpayers thousands of dollars. One
son of the other family waa also
prosecuted for an unspeakable crime
which also cost many thousands.
These are not far-fetched pictures.
Mr. Editor: we have seen such things
many times.
Now, out in the country Just on- (
mile lives another couple on a small
farm. The man Is the brother of the
rich fellow. His wife Is the sister :
of the poor man. These are all blood ;
relation; yet the last couple have no i
children. They have several thou- i
sands of dollars Invested in houses ;
and lands. They own both the prop- ;
erttca where their relatives live. They j
have this fine, small farm. Their tax j
burdens have grown stesdlly from i
year to year until they are at the
breaking point. Everything they
have Is in sight. The farm has paid
so little the last three yesrs that the '
taxes are unpaid. They have helped
pay for the education of their rela
tives, and for the prosecution of
crime: but they are about knocked
out How will they vote on the tax
measure? How will the others vote?
Hcnest, poor people will feel better
to help share the burdens. Our hon
est rich are and have been willing
to "do their part." It Is every one of
the other two cjawes which we hope
to reach through the sales tax. The
man who buys a few hundred dollars
worth of goods should pay a little.
The man who buys much should pay
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particularly labored and sometimes
halting question has been put to
.him, he'll declare he hasn't "heard
anything about the situation," and
with an air of sympathetic concern,
he'll beg the reporter to telll him
about It. This, of course puts the
reporter on the spot and takes the
secretary off.
But, on the whole, the reporters
are fond of .him, and pass consider
able repartee back and forth before
the conference actually gets under
way. They also know that he will
play square with them on the news
that really matters. Often, he will
give Instructions to his secretary to
open up the files for them on mat
ters which had been denied them
a few minutes before by the public
ity department.
When he doesn't want to be quot
ed he prefaces his remarks by "Well
then, off the record, so and so." He
proceeds from there to tell them
frankly some situation, which could
never be printed, but which furn
ishes the newspaper men a back
ground for their stories, enables them
to write more Intelligently.
Asked about his newly acquired
responsibilities in Investigating ir
regularities in the civil works ad
ministration. Secretary Ickes was
quick to allay any gdoubt as to the
efficiency of Administrator Hopkins.
"Hopkins has been given a hercu
lean task, and has handled It excep.
tionally well." he declared. "The
weakness In the C. W. A. organiza
tion was due merely to the fact that
It had to be whipped Into running
order practically overnlgV;. .It is
not surprising that some evidences
of graft has crept out In places."
He compared the civil works or
ganization with the P. W. A., which
had been carefully planned, and nec
essary safeguards set up before the
machinery actually started to oper
ate. "Our trouble, however. Is yet to
come," .he added. "We shall have to
be constantly on the alert, when ac
tual construction of these projects
commence. Then, there will be dan
ger of using faulty material, dishon
esty In distribution, etc."
One safeguard against this is the
placing of investigators and Inspec
tors on the locations of the larger
projects.
As though to counterbalance the
weight of topics discussed during his
press meetings. Secretary Ickes, ( at
least during the last two) has had
a beautiful bouquet of large pink
carnations on his desk: Asked, at
the conclusion of the interview, if he
ALWAYS kept pink carnations there,
"the second busiest man In Washing
ton" took time out to smile again
and remark : "No sometimes they
are roses."'
In proportion. This will be fair In
the sight of God and man.
JOS. M. JOHNSON.
Central Point, Ore., Jan. 31.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Blankenburg of
Gold Hill are the parents of a dau
ghter, weighing five pounds, born
January 31 at the Purucker Maternity I
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VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 1. (AP)
Fire early today destroyed tho ma-
chie shop of the Columbia River,
Paper mills here. Pending a detail- :
ed check of the loss, the company)
said it amounted to "several thou-
sand dollars." i
Visit rope.
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 1. rT) Pope
Pius gava audiences xlay to Fd
ward D. Howard, the archbishop of
Portland. Ore., and to Monslgnor Ed
win V. O'Hara. bUnop of Great Falls.
Mont.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 1
E. S Llndley, secretary of the Van
couver chamber of commerce for fire
years, left today to take over similar
duties with the East Side Commercial
club of Portland.
- Reports Accident Frank Isaacs of
Medford filed an accident report with
the city police this morning concern
ing a collision on Cottage street yes
terdsy afternoon with the City Sani
tary Service truck. The accident oc-j
curred at 2:30 o'clock. '
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(Medford and Jackson County
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Ago.) t
TEN YEARS A HO TODAY
February 1, 1924
(It-was Friday)
Time up for purchase of 1924 auto
licenses and traffic police ordered to
arrest alt autoists with old licenses.
The long-hoped-for rain starts fall
ing over the valley.
Henry Mackey is confined to his
apartments with a very bad cold.
M. M. Store gets first consignment
of spring goods.
County court goes north to study
paving.
Water lower tn Sardine creek than
ever before.
Petition signers in Table Rock dis
trict sorry they did it.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
February 1, 11114
It was Sunday)
President Wilson turns down the
lady suffragists.
Airplane flight around the world la
pronounced "foolhardy" by scientists.
Ashland armory is dedicated by
Gov. Oswald West.
Th Basco Musical Comedy company
completes a two weeks' engagement
here, and played to, a full house evey
night. Great regret was expressed at
their departure by their fans. Attor
ney E. E. Kelly, speaking for the
"Drama League," says: "The come
dian stuck his foot in his mouth and
kicked the drama in the seat of the
pants." Officials of the Drama lea
gue declare, "The success of the .
troupe Is no compliment to the cul- Fu
ture of the valley."
January was a month of high winds
and rain, weather bureau reports.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind., Feb. 1.
(AP) John Dillinger's three outlaw
pals came back to Michigan City
penitentiary today convoyed by 18
squad cars of Indiana and Illinois of
ficers and were locked away for safe
keeping.
They were brought from Chicago
under escort bf 75 policemen armed
with machine guns, rifles rfnd riot
guns.
As the caravan stopped at the por
tal of the penitentiary whence they
escaped last September 26, the Michi
gan City police formed an aisle
through which the outlaws marched.
Harry Pterpont and Charles Mak
ley threw their overcoats over their
heads as they walked Into prison.
Russell Clark, his head bandaged,
seemed to walk painfully, dragging
his leg Irons.
Attorney In Grants Pass William
McAllister, Medford attorney, wss
here on business Tuesday. Orants
Pass Daily Courier.
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