MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1934.
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City policemen and deputy sheriffs
Tree 'Growth Rings' Tell Science
Drought Period Should End Soon
Commission began bottling opera- ra ' . 7" ',.7 scotch of Sarasota, Fla.. competed in
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tlons here Monday when 16 barrel of ! Its own gin and
shooting match ond the policemen
won by breaking 49 out of 100 tar
get while the deputies hit 88.
bourbon whiskey were poured Into wnisaey.
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6AIAAN0HES, France, July . UP)
A tlnple funeral was planned today
for Mme. Marl curie, who died a
martyr to the cause of science.
The co-discoverer of radium, phy
sicians said, had accumulated radium
rays In her system during her ex-
1
. 1 - ' Mme, Marie Curie.
perlments and these contributed di
rectly, to the Illness whloh ended in
her death early yesterday.
Shortly before she died Mme. Curie
directed that her funeral be a simple
one. In keeping with the life she
led, although honors had poured In
upon her. Including two Nobel prizes.
She will be burled beside her hus
band, Pierre Curie, who died in 1006
when struck by a truck. HU death
came shortly afters the discovery of
radium. Invaluable In treatment of
eancer, had been announced.
Mme. Curie, who was 66, had twice
visited the United States to receive
donations which aided her in carrying
on her scientific work.
Only members of the family, labor
atory associates and a few scientific
friends will attend the burial. She
will be place In a grave beside nor
husband.
DROWN, OREGON CITY
ORBOON CITY, July 8. W) !
A nine-year-old boy who could not
swim, drowned In the Pudding river
near here yesterday when he stepped
Into a deep hole. He was William
Piatt of Tlgard, Ore.
The Fourth of July celebration here
was further saddened by another
drowning. Edward Canderle, 34. of
Portland, was taking a swimming les.
son from his brother Tony, Edward
stepped Into a hole, beyond bla
depth, and other members of tho
party could not reach him In time to
save his life.
MOTHER OF MOTT IS
SALEM. July 8. ) Wllletta Mae
Mott, widow of the late Dr. W. fl.
Mott and mother of Congressman
James W- Mott, died at her home here
early Wednesday night. She had been
a resident of Salem since 1899.
She s survived by three sons, Con
gressman Mott and Dr. William B
Mott of Snlem, and Dr. Uoyd H. Mott
of Ft. ftherldan, Wyo., and a sister.
Mrs. S. C. Browne of Scto.
WASHINGTON, July 5. ,P The
California Oregon Power company of
Med ford. Ore., petitioned the board
of tax appeals today for the redeter
mination of a 1029 Income tax claim
of M7.808. Tim petitioner charged
the bureau of Internal revenue tailed
to allow sufficient deduction from
taxable Income for amortisation of
bonds.
We are closing out our bath caps at
cost. Medford Pharmacy.
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Wins Son's Custody
Llla Lee, actress, smiled happily
In I Lot Angelet court at the was
granted custody of her nine-year,
old ton, Jamea Kirkweod, Jr., for
the next four years. The actor-father
did not oppose the order. (Asso
ciated Prtaa Photo
By P. B, Colton
(Associated Press Science Writer)
WASHINGTON (AP) Wetter times
and hence better times for the far
mer are foreseen by a forest service
scientist, who finds the annual
growth rings of trees In the north
west presaging an end of drought.
The growth of a tree each year
adds another ring of new wood on
Its outer circumference, clearly dis
tinguishable from the growth ring of
the year before. Scientists have found
that the thickness of each year's ring
varies with the amount of heat and
moisture available to the tree. In
wet years the rings are thick. In dry
years thin.
"According to the record of tree
rings In ponderosa pine of the Pa
clflo northwest, we are at the bottom
of a severe major drought," says the
forest service, "and the upturn to
good moisture year should come In
three to eight years."
This verdict Is based on a study
of tree rings by Dr. Walter H. Meyer.
They reveal, by their varying thick
ness cycles of drought and plentiful
rain regularly recurring for centuries.
Drought, Average Years
"Dr. Meyer's record of the tree
rings go back to 1033," the forest
service statement says. "In It he
found rhythmic cycles of good
growth and poor growth, Indicating
clearly the existence of definite clt
matlo cycles.
"The length of the cycle from peak
to peak of drought varied in the past
from 17 to 35 years and averaged
about 33 years, The data was ob
tained from hundreds of trees scat
tered throughout the forest region of
eastern Oregon and Washington.
"The latest period of retarded
growth seems to have started about
1917, This period of slow growth
also appears to be one of the most
pronounced and of the longest dura
tion In the entire record."
Trees Keep "Records"
This last statement partially bears
out the weather bureau's verdict that
this year's drought has been the
most severe on record, at least from
tho standpoints of area affected and
deficiency of rainfall. Weather bu
reau records, however, do not go back
more than 100 years except In a few
sections of the country, and these
older areas were kept by other agen
cies before the government started
recording weather conditions.
The huge sequoias or "big trees"
of California, however, have been
keeping accurate records of climatic
changes, droughts and wet periods
since before the birth of Christ.
Meteorological Report
Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Friday; little change la temperature.
but fog or mist on coast; little change'
in temperature.
Loral Data
Temperature a year ago today:
highest 87; lowest 83.
Total monthly precipitation, .00
Inches: deficiency for the month, .08
Inches,
Total precipitation since September
1. 1033, 11 Inches; deficiency for the
season, 8.68 Inches.
Relative humidity at S p. m. yes
terday, 18 per cent; 6 a. m. today,
75 per cent,
Tomorrow: aunrlse 4:4a a. m., sun
set 7:49 p. m.
Observations Taken at A A. M
ISOVMrrldlnn Time
CITY
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Boise B0 54 .00 Clear
Boston 80
Chicago 83
Denver ............ 78 58 .13 Clear
Eureka ............ 36 83 .00 Cloudy
Helena .... 74 60 TP cloudy
Lo Angeles ... 74 83 T Rain
Medford 00 67 .00 Clear
New York 83 88 .00 Clear
Omaha ..... 108 74 .00 P Cloudy
Phoenix 104 78 .00 Clear
Portland .......... 83 68 .00 Clear
Reno 84 60 .00 Clear
Roseburg ....... 84 53 .00 Clear
Salt Lake ..... 88 68 .04 Clear
8an Francisco 60 63 .00 Cloudy
Seattle 80 63 .00 Cloudy
Spokane 86 66 .00 Clear
Walla Walla .... 00 70 .00 Clear
Wash., D. C... 00 74 .00 Clear
VIENNA. July 6. (Jewish Tele-
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Austria today mourned the death of
Chalm Nachman Btallk, known as
the Hebrew poet laureate, who was
stricken yesterday with a heart at
tack. He was 61.
TORONTO, July 6. (fll Albert
William Austin, former president of
the Dominion bank and chairman of
the board of directors, died todny.
He was 77 years okl.
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Science has learned something about drought periods from the big tree
of the northwest. In dry seasons the yearly "growth rings" are narrow
er man in wet seasons, as Indicated In the sketch above. Scientists of
...c lurrnv service lonciuac Irom their studies of tree rings that "no are
at the bottom of a severe major drought" which should end In from
three tn .Ifht vmm
Daniel L. McNary passed away on
July 4, at 1:30 p. m. at his resi
dence, 333 North Central avenue, this
city, after suffering a stroke of par
alysis on the morning of June 35.
He was born at Blnghamton, New
York state, March 7, 1848, going to
Strawberry Point, Iowa, with his par
ents when but a child.
He gained his early education In
Iowa, and when a young man moved
to Michigan, where at Manistee, he
was united In marriage, July 3, 1681,
to Eva M. Sibley, and to that union,
one child, a daughter, was born, who
at the age of 18 years, was a victim
of- the typhoid fever epidemic that
swept Eugene, Ore., In 1010, Iter first
year at the university.
The family came to Medford In
the spring of 1007, living in or near
Medford since that time. He is sur
vived by his widow, Eva M. McNary,
of this city. No other relatives, ex
cept nieces and nephews, survive. Ho
will be laid to rest In the Medford
Memorial mausoleum, next to their
daughter, Crystal,
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Perl Funeral Home at 3:00
p. m., Friday: minister, the Rever
end Joseph Knotts of the First M.
E. church. Old time friends will act
as pallbearers, J. W. Smylle, Charles
Adams, Frank VanDyke, Qeorge Car
ter, William Kels and A. h. Vroman
DIES AGED FOUR
Douglas Rogers Hughes, aged four
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis T.
Hughes of Central Point, Ore., passed
away at a local hospital Tuesday at
11:45 a. m., after an Illness of the
post month. Douglas was born at
Spokane, Wash., April 18, 1930.
Besides his parents, there Is left
one sister, Dolores, age a one and one-
half years; his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee O. Hughes of Medford, and
M. P. Coleman of Central Point,
Ore.
Funeral sorvlces were held at the
Perl Funeral Home this morning at
U o'clock, Rev. Father Ernest O.
Bartlam officiating. Interment took
place In the Medford I. O. O. F. cem
etery.
Charter No. 13,771.
Reserve District No. 13
IIKPORT OF CONDITION OF
Medford National Bank
' Medford. In the State of Oregon, at the close of business on June 30,
ASSKTS
. Loans and discounts .................328l
I. Overdraft ............ ....................
. United States Government securities 169,
. Securities guaranteed by United states Government aa to
Interest andor principal
Other bonds, stocks, and securities 03
Banking house, 830,700.00; Furniture and fixtures, 80.550.00 ... 80
Real estate owned other than banking house 34
Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 38
Cash In vault and balances with other banks .........................
Outside checks and other cash items
Redemption fund with United States Treasurer and duo from
United States Treasurer ...............
Other assets ..........................................
i, 1031
,844.65
01.84
650.00
600.00
,110.60
350.00
.001.17
,103.51
,373.73
043.34
,500.00
.801.81
.8751,361.45
16.
Total Assets ................ ..-.........-. -
l.IAIlll.ITltS
Demand deposits, except United states Government dc.
publlo funds and deposits of other banka 9397.075 39
17. Time deposits, except postal savings, public funda and de
posits of other banks 175,893
IB. Public funds of states, counties, school districts, or other
subdivisions or municipalities 108,707.36
30. Deposit of other banks, Including certified and casheiV
checka outstanding ........ 3,340.83
Total of Items 18 to 30:
(a) Secured by pledge of loans andor In
vestments 6 98.068.03
(b) Not secured by pledge of loana andor
Investments . 484.765.43
(c) Total Deposits .
Circulating notes outstanding
Other llabllltlea
..8383.833.47
49.530.00
1.073.80
Capital Account:
Ciasa A preferred stock, 500 shares, par a 100.00
per share, retlrable at 6100.00 per share
Common stock, 600 shares, par 8100.00 per share
Surplus ..
Undivided profits net ........
Preferred stock retirement fund ..
Total Capital Account . .........
Total Llabllltlea
100.000.00
... 10.000.00
7.384 68
630.73
117.90538
, 731.351 43
MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investment Pledged to
secure Llabllltlea
33. United Slates Government securities ...............:... 137,350.00
33. Other bonds, stocks, and aecnrlllea 30.046.47
Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts) .
Tied ged:
(al Against circulating notes outstanding
(c) Against public funda of State, counties, school dls
trlct. or other subdivisions or municipalities . 105.396 47
(e) Against other deposits . . 31.100 00
176.306 47
50.000 00
(I)
Total Pledged
176.308.47
State of Oregon, County of Jackson, as:
I, Oeo. T. Frey, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
mat ine aoove statement is true lo me oast or my knowledge and belief.
GEO T. FREY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn lo before me this 8th day of July 1934.
OCTAV1A B. WADDELU Notary Public.
My commission expires December 30. 1937.
Correct Attest: A. C. Hubbard, J. A. Perry, O. M. Roberta, Directors.
ASHLAND, July .(Spl.) Local '
citizens sponsoring the drive for sub
scriptions to stock In the proposed
Ashland branch of the Federal Say-,
lng ana mjuii organisation have an
nounced that the list or thirty l
complete and sufficient subscriptions
to stock had been received to insure
the 3600 required by the government j
on Its "matching" plan of financing j
local organizations. I
The llBt, together with other In
formation relative to the project,
was forwarded to the headquarters
of the . Federal Savings and Home ,
Loan bank In Washington, and It la
expected that approval of the pro-'
Ject will be made Immediately. How- i
ever, It will be from six weeks to two
months before It will be possible to
begin actual business In the offices :
of the Ashland branch, If approval 1
given.
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