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PAGE STX JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JIEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAT 9, 1934, Medford Mail Tribune "twyoiw w SouMitrn Orison fleM ttit Hill Tribunt" PaUy Bietpl tUturday Publtitwd Of UEUKURU i'BlNTINU CO. IS 3T-3B N. U BL PtWOt 16 BiiBBKT w. m;uu Editor Ao Independent Nmpaptr Entered u lecood elasn matter it Utdford. Oreton, under Act of Mtr 8, 1ST 9. BUBHCKIPTION BATES By Mill' In Adiince Diliy, oni year $3-0t . Dillj, ill unite Dally, one month 0 By Carrier in Adrinee Medford, Ainland. JarisonrlUe. Central Point, Pboeols, Talent, Gold Bill and oo Higiwm. Dally, one year I".0U . Dally, til month!,... I Dally, oca month .00 All terms, easb In adtane. OffldaJ papn of tne City of Medford. Official paper of Jackaoo County. MEM BR R OF1 THE ASSOCIATED PUEB8 Rewiring, full Utied Wire Berriea Tfci AnocUtet Preae la eielmltely entitled to the on for publltatlon of all oewi dlipetenea credited to It or otliervUe credited In this paper All rlfbU for publlcatloo o( ipecla) dbpatebe nerein are aiw rucrrea. MEMBEB OF UNITED PBE8S MEMBER OF AUDIT BUHEAQ 07 CIRCULATIONS - Adtertlilnt KeprewnUUtat M. a MOtiENSEN 4 COMPANY Of.'ieei In N York, Chlaio, Detroit, See rreiwtbco Loe Angeles Seattle Portland. U.S. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry. The proposed nation-wide drive to ring about a "return to the princi ples of the horse and buggy days," la a fine Idea, after all the hum and bug days. . Paws and Maws want the council thufis done, it should be understood that the biting win start at home, Oarden truck la now far' enough transients. ... J. Kort Hall, orchardlst-fretter,' tried on. good cheer Tuesday, and found It disappointing. Next Sunday I Mothers' Day, and even the wildest of the candidates can find nothing wrong with mothers. Freddie Brent has accepted a posi tion with the Cone Ice and Cold Storage company and has purchased a car, (El Oamlno (Calif.) News) What happens when Prosperity smites the seldom mentioned posltlonless. A couple of co-ods called yesterday, and said they were looking for a location to start a Hotte Dogge Playco. A grand Jury In session at Pitts burg, Pa., refused to Indict Andrew ' Mellon, millionaire, charged with In come tax evasion. Great has been the ado over the alleged cussedness of Mr. MeUon. and some would rather hang him than the district attorney. Portland candidates for the legisla ture have found him an excellent sub ject, when they wanted the audience to howl. Andrew, however, could only have been Indicted for having more money than he knows . what to do with, and not liking Democrats. The Chinese situation Is ones more getting to the point where It la im possible to make heads or plg-talls out of It. ' "VOICE OF TUB PACK." Just exactly what Is the objection, ther than the break with tradition, to he use of brains In government. (Louisville Courier-Journal) There Is always the chance It will lead tb some thinking. Candidates are now reported In the field, crying "Wolfl" We cannot re call a campaign year, when about this tage of the proceedings, candldatea did not start crying "Wolfl" Just why, with all the animal kingdom to pick from, Is the wolf always used aa a. varmint to mention and no other? One of these campaigns a candidate with a little originality will arise, and cry, "Police Dog I" It looks like, In approaching a farmer, it would be more terrifying to cry "alfalfa weevil," and more appropriate to cry "Bull." In seeking votes among the women folks, they could be scared quicker and better, by crying "Fleas," or "Kar wlga." It would be a change If In the fall, the candldatea would not all cry the same animal, but select a few of the best carnivorous beasts, for per sonal crying, like they do their alo gans. For Instance: Rocky Moun tain Qoat. Vote for Me and Get a Key to the Bank. Maybe, If the In telligent Voter did not like the candi date personally, he would have toothing against his animal, and would Tote for It Instead of the candidate. This would catch the voter coming and going. The reason why the candi dates are crying "Wolfl" Is because the voters are too polite to yell "Ratal" They should do more of It. BO NU'KI (Hoard's nalry) "Be Popular! "Surprise Your PTIendal "Be the Life of the Party I "Learn to Judge Cows. "Just Imagine the fun you can have . . . While other amartles think they're being big stuff by speaking to the waiter In French, . you can talk with ease and aplomb . . . about 'the well spread rump,' 'capacious udders,', three teeters.' etc. "And If your I. Q. la above nor mal, you will receive a chomlum plated diploma." 1 Candidate Ball Saturday, Oriental pard.ns. Not a Matter of Liking It GENERAL MARTIN says he opposes the sales tax on theory, but if it is passed he will support it whole-heartedly. "Don't we all!" The Mail Tribune also opposes the sales tax ON THEORY. But Oregon doesn't face a theory, it faces a CONDITION. That condition is trje complete collapse of the property tax structure, the inadequacy of the income and intangible taxes. Tassing an emergency sales tax, is the only way out of the mess. It is the only way to prevent closing of many public schools. It is the only way to prevent increasing the expense of main taining those schools, which are kept open. It is the only way, school teachers can be paid. It is the only way to reduce pro perty taxes. Until business conditions materially improve, it is the only way to prevent virtual bankruptcy. General Martin doesn't like it. We don't like it. No one likes it. But the question isn't what we LIKE no taxes are liked the question is what Oregon must do to prevent a major educational and financial disaster. If General Martin had spent the past two years in Oregon, instead of in Washington, D. C, we have sufficient confidence in his good business judgment, and courageous leadership, to believe that he too would support the emergency sales tax. Not because he would like it, not because he would regard it as politically expedient, but because the best welfare of the state under conditions which NOW prevail DEMANDS it. Wanted Two Real Parties IN selecting a new chairman o the Republican national com mittee, an up-state paper urges the party to recruit some new blood. It wants the old guard thrown out, and some "young fellers" enterprising and liberal, put in. 1 That is a very natural view to take. But we are not at all sure this will be done, nor are we so certain it would be good political strategy, if it were. Age has a great deal to do with political convictions. We all start, in a sense as progressives insurgents, Liberals; we all end or most of us as Conservatives. .We fear that any man, enterprising and LIBERAL7 placed in the position of national chairman, wouldn't last long. He would be forced, sooner or later, to be untrue to himself, or untrue to the party he had chosen to direct. COR the Republican party is 1 1 While temporarily under , 0f somej that it is no longer a great party. We believe it is, and jwe believe there is a genuine heed in this country for such a But in the direction of enterprise and liberalism it can't compete with the Democratic party, under the leadership of Roosevelt. It would be foolish to try to do so. So our bet is the new G. 0. P. chairman, while he MAY be young in years, will not be young in spirit. He will be conser vative at heart, and anti-liberal in training. By nature he will regard the New Deal, as a dangerous step toward socialism; his belief will bo that to fully recover, Uncle Sam doesn't need a major operation, but merely a tonic and a course of sun. lamp treatments. THERE are two sides to every question, this is the OTHER side to the New Deal question. The Republican party will arid wo bcliove should take that other side. Therefore as majordomo of that party, the selection of a conservative business man type, rather than a representative young liberal type, would not only be more logical, but in the long run, probably more successful. We need two parties in this country, and they should repre sent, as far as possible, diametrically opposing views. It would be, not only refreshing but beneficial to the country, to have a genuine Conservative party and a genuine Liberal party, instead of having as we have had so long two major parties with no essential differences but those between twccdlo-dum and tweedle-dee. Some State Comments on Award of Pulitzer Medal The Medford Mall Tribune has brought honor to the state of Oregon as well as to Itself by 1U winning of the Pullteer medal for "the most dis interested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper during 1Q33." The Mall Tribune and Its editor, Robert W. Ruhl, deserve the accolade. The course pursued by the Mall Tribune in the period of strife in Its district centering about the agita tions of L. A. Banks and their traglo consequences, called for editorial courage and Judgment of a high or der. It Is noteworthy that in judging the newspaper'! service the commit tee emphasizes Its counsels to mod eration and to sane thinking and act ing In the time or crisis. The Mall Tribune Is one of Ore gon's outstanding upstate news papers. Its editorial column, written by Mr. Ruhl, Is among the best and most vigorous. The preaa of the state will undoubtedly bo In a mood of general congratulation to the Med ford newspaper for Ha winning of a deserved trlbut and trophy. Ore gontan. To Medford's Mall Tribune goes the Pulitzer prize for the most distin guished public service rendered by an American newspaper in the year 1033. The award Is for the Mall Tribune's courageous work In putting down the reign of terror Inspired by the fans tlo Llewellyn Banks. It 1 an honor which Robert V7. Ruhl and the atff of the Mall Tribune richly deserves. For a long time, Mr, Ruhl displayed great tolerance toward this strange opponent. He made all possible ef fort to treat him with the courtesy which the unwritten law of news paperdom require one to show a competitor. Only when corruption became intolerable In Jackson coun ty did Ruhl and the Medford Mall Tribune atuck and then they made a cane which was unmistakably clear. Then the Medlord Mnll T.'lb nt settled down to the difficult task of essentially a conservative party eclipse, we don't share the views healing wounds and restoring har mony In the community. Through out the ordeal, the Mall Tribune achieved a publlo spirited Imperson ality. It la significant that this job by a amall paper In far-off Oregon should be recognised nationally. In one way thU year's Pulitzer award la unique. As a rule It goes to some paper which has promoted a reform in the usual sense of the word "reform." The Medford feat was the exposure of bogus reformers, bringing an hysterical community back to It senses, restoring faith in the estab lished procedures. These are times when the easiest course, often, for editors and politic ians la to cater to publlo prejudices and suspicions. The Pulltcer award tb the Mall Tribune Is a warning to demagogues In and out of the busi ness that quackery has become a tiresome fashion. Eugene Register Quard, Selection of the Medford Mall Tri bune aa the winner of the Pulltser prlre for the "most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper during IMS" by the advisory board of the Columbia school of Journalism will be hailed with approbation by the newspaper editors of Oregon. The discharge of such a service calls for moral courage of the highest type. It likewise demands sound editorial Judgment. The Mall Tri bune was fortunate In having both of these qualities In It editor. During the battle the Mall Tribune waa condemned by hot-headed par tisans. No doubt many of throe per sons, who crltlclred It ao Mverely a year ago, haw regained their sanity and are ready to admit their error. But there are others, still defiant, who pealst with their venom. There Is no controversy over the soundness of this Pulttaer award. The Mall Tribune won the honor be yond question. For the outside world will never know, as Editor Ruhl j knows, the courage that was required and the sacrifice that was made to do Its part in stimulating straight thinking and personal and political honesty at a time when passion and prejudice were running wild. In taking its position against the Banks crowd, the Mall Tribune lived upVo Its responsibility. It discharged fully Its duty in compliance with the best newspaper tradition. Albany Democrat-Herald. There Isn't an ambltlou editor who does not dream that his paper might sometime win the Pulitzer award for the most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper. Bo the heartiest congratulations of Oregon editors will go to Robert W. Ruhl, editor of the Medford Mall Tribune, latest recipient of the award. The editors will be made hopeful, too, for the Mall Tribune won the award in a line -of -duty fight brought to its door, Eugene News. Editors, like prophets are not with out honor, save In their own baili wicks, for Robert W. Ruhl of the Medford Mall Tribune has been awarded the Pulitzer prize for the "most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an Ameri can newspaper during 1033." The occasion was the menace of re volt advocated by the "Good Govern ment league" organized by Llewellyn A. Banks, published of a rival news paper, the Medford News, who hurled defiance at the courts and threatened bloodshed. He secured a large follow ing among the Ignorant, jobless, and discontented as every demagogue does. The Mall Tribune Is to be congrat ulated for winning a deserved honor, which will enhance the reputation of Oregon Journalism throughout the nation. Capital Journal (Salem). Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS A LITTL'S more today about the fl. transient relief service, It la Interesting, and because It deals with a problem that has been growing steadily In Importance since the beginning of the depression, It is significant. VFOIT may have gathered, from wnai nas oeen sata in in is col umn before, that the transient re lief service is trying to check DRIFT ING. that is. constant movement of unemployed people from one place to another. That Is exactly what It Is under taking to do. In the past, the method has been to shoot transients on from one city to another, each trying to get rid of them as rapidly aa possible. This new service la trying to keep them stationary in one place. , Not only that, but it is trying to get them back to the place where they started from Its idea la that so far as possible each community should care for Its own. TpHE first requirement Is a bath. Most of the applicants welcome this requirement, and are pleased be yond measure to get under a clean shower. But there are exceptions. Every now and then some seeker for a meal and bed prefers to go hungry and sleepless rather than bathe. A BATH, clean clothes, good food and a bed with clean sheets on It these are the first steps toward doing something for those who call on the transient relief service for help. It's a mighty good start, In this writer's Judgment.' WOMEN are relatively scarce among . the transients. But one came a while back to headquarters here In Southern Oregon. She waa hard-olted and howl At cussing, she could give a mule skin ner odda and make him look like a pale beginner. She couldn't see any thing good In the world. She- was suspicious of everybody. down on the world and agin the gov ernment and didn't care who knew It. THE director, as usual, atarted In to find out where she csme from. He got a few leads, and sent a few wires but without result. She had given an assumed name like so many of the drifters, and he couldn't lo cate any relatives. Finally, however, she softened a little under good treatment, and he asked her one day who she was and where she came from. She asked him why he wanted to know. He answered: "So I can get you a ticket and aend you back home." She said: "My Ood, do you mean you'd put me on the train and aend me back?" He said he meant Just that, and she broke down. "I've been trying for two yeara to get back." she said. SO SHE was sent back where she came from, got a Job shortly after her return, and has written back several times to tell how well she la getting along and how grate ful she Is for the help given her. THE railroads, as you probably know, aren't hauling people ao freely from place to place as they were. A drifter at transient headquarters was discussing this one day. "Hoc- , ver opened up the freight trains," he raid, "and I'm glad to say I -oted for him the first time. But the neat Personal Health Service By William Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene not to dis ease dlsgnusl, or treatment, will be answered by Or. Brady If stamped telf-addreseed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written In Ink. Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be an swered. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. VTUllam Brady, Wi Bl Camlno, Beverly Hills, Cat NO MEDICINE CHEST 18 cu.n.ri,t,lls HllHOtr A BOTTLE OF IODIN. A glass-stoppered or rubber or com position corked bottle of tincture of lodtn Is one of the Indispensable Items ?55aM in any meaicine iJU! or emergency chest. An ounce is enough. The ' universal 1 n d 1 o atlon for this is as a first aid disinfectant for all wounds, cuts, scratches, abrasions, b 1 1 a tera, bites, stings. The pure tinc ture of 1 o d 1 n should be poured over or swabbed upon tne raw or open surface Just once. This bites and smarts severely for an instant, but the pain is quickly over and the lodln actually seems to have a soothing after-effect. At least I find It so, when I apply It to a tender canker sore for which It is good treatment, each sore being touched lightly with the tincture on a bit of cotton wound on a toothpick, once a day. As a counter irritant for sprains, lameness, tender swellings, painful Joints, bunion, sore "glands" or lymphodes, one painting of the dry skin with tincture of lodln Is use ful. The application of iodin to the skin should not be repeated within a week, as a rule, for if too frequently applied It is likely to blister. Recently many correspondents from widely separated places have assured me that ten or fifteen drops of tinc ture of lodln In a half glassful of water, and a teaspoonful of the so lution taken internally every hour or two la an excellent remedy for acute crl. Oh, well, cold to you, idiot. I have no personal knowledge of this. I do know that certain individuals with an idiosyncrasy or hyperthy roidism develop marked running at the nose and redness of the eyea and husklness or hoarseness when they get too much lodln or Iodide, a condi tion we call lodlsm. A drop, no matter If it Is a little more or less, of tincture of iodin in a drink of water Is the right amount to take once a week throughout the year, or dally for a month every fourth month of the year say Janu ary, April, July and October as a suitable iodin ration for men, women or children. To prevent goitre and to maintain a good general meta bolism; to prevent youngsters in their 'teens from moping and going life less; to prevent mature adulta from going stale. And while you're taking your nip of iodin, don't forget to give a nip also to the dog, cat, cow, horse. sheep, goldfish each in proportion to his weight. A drop of tincture of iodin on the wet .toothbrush will remove green strains from the teeth, and then a drop or two of aromatic spirits of ammonia on the wet toothbrush will heighten the bleaching effect. An time I voted for this Roosevelt, and one of the first things he did was to put us off the rattlers." They don't all like this business of stopping the drifting, you see. WHAT will become of the transient relief service as times return to normal? will It be dropped, along with many other emergency meas ures, or will It go on In some other form? Here Is something for you to think about: The director here quoted la of the opinion that It will drift gradually Into a national Identification bureau. w HAT Is a national Identification bureau? Well, It 1, something practically all European natlona have, but which we have kept away from so far. It Is a sort of police bureau that keeps track of EVERYBODY. When you move from one place to another, under this system, you are Investigated by the police. No mat ter where you go, your movements are kept track of. You are never entirely out from under the eye of the police. DOESNT sound very good to free and independent Americans, who have always been accustomed to do ing exactly as they please and re garding what they do as nobody's business but their own, does It? But a lot of people are getting the Idea that thla Is the only way In which crime can be controlled. Apparently, we have a lot of new things In store for us. NEW YORK DAY BY DAY BY O.O.McIntyre NEW YORK, May 9 Charles G. Shaw, often a first nlghter with George Jean Nathan and Ernest Boyd. seems the most HFsaa conspicuous dt- If I "ante in the town at the mo ment. He Is In appearance per haps the perfect model if C. D, Gibson hud drawn his Olbtnn men in this dec ade, j As a gourmet. I he has written one of the mon satisfying books on New York res taurants. He auowa as much about mm IK i Hi . I brady, M.D. occasional washing of the mouth and the teeth and gums with a solution of a teaspoonful of tincture of lodln in a pint of water Is excellent mouth hygiene where there la any chronic inflammation or Infection about gums or teeth, and an lodln solution of the same strength (teaspoonful to pint of water) is a good gargle In acute sore throat of any kind, but should not be used in nose or eyes. . In emergencies only, questionable water may be made safe for drinking by ''adding one or two drops of tinc ture of lodln to the quart of water, shaking It up and letting It stand half an hour before drinking. So-called "colorless" tincture of lodln sometimes offered aa a substi tute for the brown liquid that stains, is not lodln at all, and cannot serve the same purpose. Tincture of lodln In the United States Is stronger than the tincture of Iodin in Canada, and the tincture made according to the British phar macopoeia contains also potassium lodld. Many correspondents have Inquired anxiously about the "Poison" label they find on a vial of iodin. Label ling tincture of lodln poison la Just an old Spanish custom. As long as you don't mistake it for cafe au lalt or for beer or something it need not worry you at all. Even dramatic suicide bluffs are generally merely bluffs. For the pocket or tourist's emergency kit a small vial of lodln should be carried contained in a wooden, metal or other non-fragile case. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Ice Cream Powder. Is there any harm In using an Ice cream powder in making Ice cream at home? We make the j-awder our selves, of 14 parts of powdered sugar to une part India gum. We make about four gallons of Ice cream a week, for a family of five. F. R. L. Answer India gum Is acacia, gum Arabic, from which mucilage ta made. It la a demulcent and quite harmless. Over three quarts of Ice cream a week for each person seems a large ration. However, if all hands get plenty of exercise, in hard physical work or hard outdoor play every day, they can get away with It. Dinosaur Food. I would like to have some Informa tion about (a nostrum) sea food. A. O. Answer The nostrum, made from sea weed, might be food for a dino saur but not for a human being. Fish, lobster, clam, shrimp, oyster, turtle, crab, scallop, etc., are sea food. (Copyright, 1934, John F, Dllle Co.) Ed Note: Readers wishing to should send letters direct to Dr. communicate with Dr. Brady William Brady, M. D., 365 E. Ca mlno, Beverly Hills, Cal. wines of France as Julian Street, has contrlbtued numerous esaays to Van ity Fair and was a substitute critic of the drama on the New Yorker for a while. Recently he shelved all literary as p rations to turn to painting, trans ferring impressions of the Manhattan scene to canvas In a brand new style, neither imitative nor conforming , to the strokes of any other school. His efforts won him an exhibit at Val entine's. Those who know the surprising depths of his genius, although he has never displayed any musical talent, expect his next artistic venture to be In the realm of tone harmony. It would not surprise to hear of him giving a piano recital at Town Hall any day now. It strikes me, incidentally, the mod ern pianist has entirely stifled the flourishes that aded so much to the art. The leading piano player In our town used to twirl the piano stool several times, then fix her skirts, place her hands Just so on the keys, In dulge an affected little cough, and, as Earl Mauck used to say, "thumb off a tune." New York has many beautlfulty named newspaperwomen. Among them I notice such as Peggy Foldes, Ethel Ince. Mary Dougherty. Helen Worden, Julia Blanshard, Jean Lyon, Jane Dixon and Josephine Obex. But my favorites of all writing names con tinue to be Faith Baldwin and Kath leen Norrls. Theatrical producing seems to fo ment the bitterest rivalries. Zlegfeld waa constantly rowing with George White and Earl Carroll. The Shu berta and Klaw and Erlanger battled royally for years. Even the more do cile Sam H. Harris and George M. Cohan quit speaking for a long stretch. And more recently Jed Harris canceled a liner reservation when he learned Max Gordon waa aboard. The serenest of the entrepreneurs Is likely Brock Pemberton. He travels alone bowing to all but waltzing with none. Social re ft 1st era no longer coalesce into the great leveling of the Amer ican scene. They have always sug gested the high nosed sniffs of star boarders In acond-rat boarding houses, but lately they have become laughable. Dropping, for instance. Mrs. Oene Tunney because her hus band happened to be a champion boxer. Thla year Philadelphia added to the hilarity by summarily booting Mrs. Ludlow Ogden Smith out of Its, isterlte. This Is a thrill!" I think same time Mrs. Smith, who is none other than Katharine Hepburn, waa with loud beating of cymbals given the highest motion picture award for artistry in the land. One of New York's social leaders recently demand-, ed her name be dropped. "It brings! me too much circular advertising." she croaked. In a Madison avenue shop one diy ! recognl7ed in the saleswoman a per son about whom there had been mwcu newspaper bus-Xuza as a Social Reg- isterlte In reduced circumstances. Her alertness was rather anguished and I felt depreaaingly low caste. In the cliche, an aisle manager loitered up within earshot and all of a sudden I felt desperately sorry. I purchased a trifle X did not need but so the overlord in the ledger-ruled trousers might hear, I said: "I've always want' ed to be waited upon by a Social Reg esterlte. This Is a thrill!" I think the lady believed me, for she fairly beamed. Just a Boy Scout 1 One of those old-faahloned and brightly-lit home-made candy parlors has opened on West 44th street, a mustached Hercules, a ringer for Tom my Melghan, in a natty sport ahlrt and flannels lassoes huge saiiron strands of taffy on wall hooks In breathless one-man tugs of war until they are pulled cream white. Next day when I went back to the rase. natlng spot I noticed a window card "Boy Wanted." If there Is a Juvenile career topping that of assistant to a candy puller, I don t care to near of it. My youth was curses on the inventor of the mandolin 1 entirely too misspent aa It was. (Copyright, 1934, McNaught Synd: cate, Ine.) CommiirLications Darned Nice of the V. P.! To the Editor: I wish to offer you hearty congrat ulations on winning the Pulitzer 500 gold medal for the most meritorious editorial service of any newspaper during 1033. Information concerning the award Just reached this office. To a newa paper man, the prestige of the Pulitz er yearly award Is comparable to that of the Nobel prizes. Recently, California newspapers Joined In a "Newspaper Appreciation Week." I dare say that If more of these papers displayed the same ener getic editorial policies which brought the Pulitzer award to the Mall Tri bune, there would be less need for an Appreciation Week. ' Again, permit me to extend con gratulations and best wishes for your achievement. Cordially yours, H. W. BURCH, Business Representative, United Press News Building. New York City. $48,000,000 for California. To the Editor: The clipping below "Just In Time" may be of timely Interest. I find nv criticism here of the sales tax. Mer chants tell me that while they thought It a nuisance at first It haa turned out to be a wonderful sue cess. Yours truly, WM. H. A1TKEN. San Anselmo, Csllf., May 7. Just In Time. Indication that taxation on prop erty Is coming down throughout Cali fornia la contained In a statement of Ray L. Riley, state controller. Says Mr. Riley: "The total general county tax levy (all counties) for 1933-33 was 132,- 778,463 as contrasted to a levy for 1933-34 of 986.740,104; Indicating a total savings due 'to Constitutional Amendment No. 30 (sales tax) of 939, 000,000 and a reduction of county government costs of an additional 97, 000,000; or a total savings to local tax payers of 946,037,759." The sales tax receipts, which are used to replace the former county general school tax, amount to 911, 1:3,114 for the first quarter of 1934, the state board of equalization an nounces. It Is estimated that while the col lections fell slightly under the average of 94,000,000 per montl. the sales tax for the full year will yield 948.000,000, or approximately the amount of the cut in the tax bill to property owners. The effect of reduced taxation on real property is indicated in the state ment of County Tax Collector John W. Batchelor of San Bernardino county. Last year under high taxes the amount of taxes levied but not collected within the tax collection period was 9918,307 or 19.09 per cent of the total levy. Thla year this tax delinquency has dropped to 9504,017 or 16.13 per cent of the total levy. This Is an Important Improvement In the taxation system. The change In the state tax system to shift a portion of the school bur den from property taxation came Just In time to prevent a crisis in the af faire of local governments. Property could no longer stand the heavy drain which had been imposed upon It. San Bernardino Sun. (Clipped from the Oakland Tribune.) SALEM, May 9! (AP) A surety company cannot cancel any of Its bonds merely "by giving notion of its Intention." Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle held in an opinion handed down today. PORTLAND, May 9. (AP) The death of John H. Running, 56, here today raised the city's automobile accident fatalities to 33 since Decem ber 1. Running's skull was fractured last night when he was knocked from an automobile when It was struck by another car. To Preside Dr. Orvllle ScheeU of thla city, ohalrman of the optometric research group of southern Oregon, will preside at a meeting of the or ganization In Medford at the Hotel Jackson, Wednesday night. Grants Pass Courier. No More Gas In Stomach and Bowels tf you wUh to bt prmainttr tt Haved of fat fa atomaeh and bow)t, tak Baalmann's Cat Tabltta, which fa prepared aipatlally for atomaeh fa nd all tha bad aftacta resulting from tf prttiura. Thai amptr. fnawlnt leellnf at tha pit of tht atomaeh will disappear; that anxioua, ntrvou feallnf with heart pal pitation will vanlah, and you will again ba abla to taka a deep breath without dl comfort. That dreway, aleepr feeling after dinner will b replaced by dtslra for entertainment. Bloating will ceaie. Your limb a. irmi and fingeri will no longer feel cold and "go to sleep" be cause Baatmann'a Caa Tablet prevent tea from Interfering with the circula tion. Cet tha genuine, tn the yellow oack- i. st Strang Driy Store or an other aood dru store. Price II. Flight o Timt (Medlord and Jackson Conni Ulitoi-j From the File, ol The Mai) Tribune ol to and Id Year. Aso.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAY May 9, 1924. (It was Friday.) Radio knife operation Is a success, but the patient dies. "Oregon Federation ot Patriotic So cletles" of Portland it enjoined from putting "Yellow ticket on the ballot." 333,033 Republicans register In Ore. gon, 91,485 Democrats. Exceptionally warm weather for this time of year, with the mercury at 88.4. Business and Profealonal Women, at regular meeting, listen to S8 candi dates for office explain themselves. Willow Springs tomsto crop escapes frost damsge. Rogue River to vote on school bond, May 17. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Slay 9, 1914. Fourteen towns destroyed, hundreds killed by eruption of Mt. Etna In Ttai7. Sells-Floto circus parade to be held at 10 o'clock next Monday morning. Revision of city charter makes progress. , "The courthouse ring Is defying the will of the people," declares a Sams Valley resident In a letter to the editor. Medford Rose society Is formed witn. Mrs. Mary Reddy as president. Ye Poet's Cornei The Home for You and I. As I sit by my window Just dream ing, I list to the tall pines sigh; And I dream of a home there among them A home for just you and I. Shrill screams the wind In the tree tops, 'How mighty am I!" is Its cry: But snug and warm at their bases iwa vna muni; lur juu una i., As though through & haze In the distance, Indistinct, vet Dlain to mv eve. It's there; though some may not seo it The home that's for just you and I. Today Is dark and raining, ' And clouds bedim the sky; Stilt through the trees Is an outline Of the home for you and I, But nothing dims the vision In my heart, that I've set high; To me, It's real and precious The home that's for you and I. Perhaps when the flowers axe bloom lng, Or when leaves fall dead and dry. We shall realize my dream, and build The home for Just you and I. Mayhap when we have moved there, And again peep flowers shy, A third shall come to visit, In the home for you and I. A tiny "third," most precious. Sent to us from on high. To bless 'forever and ever, The home for you and I. And so on and on forever. With hopes that never die I dream of Joys forthcoming, In the home for you and I. Mrs. Lawrence Wilson. Eagle Point, Oregon. Property Owners Bring your renting problems to ui. Our Property Management Department handles both business and .residence property. We also write all forms of Insurance. Charles A. Wing AGENCY, INC. 109 E. Main St. Phone 728 Ride to CALIFORNIA while you sleep! We think you'll agree thit the trsin is the most comfortable wsy 10 CaJilornia. The miles slip by while you sleep in a bio roomy berth (six feet, two inches long snd three feel, one inch wide, to be exact). T. Oni u-my Rtuudlrtp ?an Francisco ..$ R.40 siH.no l.iw Angrlr. 10.13 28.50 good in roomy coaches, also in tourist Pullmans (plus berth charge about ball the standard Pullman rate). Southern Pacific i. C. Mil.!.. Asrilt Tel. 34
